Special free school · Portsmouth
The Wymering School
- Special
- Ages 9–16
- Term dates checked
Term dates
This school's own term dates broadly match Portsmouth council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places at special schools are usually arranged through an education, health and care (EHC) plan, agreed with the council.
Ofsted inspection
Report card, 2 June 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Safeguarding standards: met.
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Special free school
- Phase
- Special
- Ages
- 9–16
- Pupils
- 77 (capacity 66)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Academy trust
- SOUTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
- Phone
- 02392001535
- Address
- Sevenoaks Road, Portsmouth, PO6 3YB
- Website
- thewymeringschool.com
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.