Undershaw Education Trust

Independent special school · All-through, ages 7 to 19 · Mixed

Portsmouth Road, Hindhead, Surrey, Hindhead, GU26 6AQ

01428 609953 · School website · Map and directions

OfstedOutstandingInspected 11 February 2025
Pupils103Room for 115 Pupil numbers in January of each year: 89 in 2019, 94 in 2021, 85 in 2022, 102 in 2023, 90 in 2024, 101 in 2025. Across England, special state school pupil numbers were up 39% from 2019 to 2025.

Ofsted inspection

Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at the inspection that started on 11 February 2025.

This inspection used Ofsted's older format with four grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement and Inadequate. Newer inspections use report cards. What changed.

AreaGrade
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Sixth formOutstanding
SafeguardingEffective

At its last standard inspection the school met all of the independent school standards, the legal requirements every independent school must meet.

Read the full Ofsted reports for this school

Source: Ofsted non-association independent schools inspection data.

What parents say

50 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey between 3 September 2024 and 1 September 2025.

StatementThis schoolEngland
My child is happy at this school 90% 89%
My child feels safe at this school 92% 90%
The school makes sure pupils are well behaved 84% 84%
Bullying was dealt with quickly and effectivelyOf 19 parents whose child had been bullied 74% 51%
Concerns were dealt with properlyOf 39 parents who had raised a concern 77% 76%
My child with SEND gets the support they needOf 50 parents of children with SEND 90% 68%
I would recommend this school to another parent 90%said yes 84%

Parents choose whether to take part, so these answers may not represent all families (Ofsted puts the response rate at 50%). Figures are the share who agree or strongly agree. England figures are all parents answering the same questions over the same period, for state-funded schools. The scales run from lower (left) to higher (right) agreement, and the dot marks this school among state schools of the same phase that used the same survey questions. The third it falls in is coloured: green for the top third, amber the middle, red the bottom. This survey used Ofsted's previous Parent View questions, which changed in November 2025. Source: Ofsted Parent View management information.

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Results

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Admissions

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Pupils, staff and SEND

This is a special school for children with an education, health and care plan (EHCP). Places are arranged through the council's SEND team, not the normal admissions round.

PupilsThis schoolSurreyEngland
Eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years 0.0% 42.8%* 51.9%
With an education, health and care plan 100.0% 99.8%* 99.5%
Receiving special educational needs support 0.0% 0.2%* 0.5%
English as an additional language Not published 10.1%* 14.4%

Comparisons are with special schools. * Calculated by SchoolScores from the council's or England's schools, weighted by pupils (or teachers, for turnover); other figures are published by DfE. Sources: DfE school census 2024/25.

SEND provision: Get Information about Schools (DfE).

Nearby special schools

Straight-line distance. Distance isn't the same as a catchment area.

Questions parents ask

What is Undershaw Education Trust's Ofsted rating?

Undershaw Education Trust was rated Outstanding by Ofsted at its inspection in 11 February 2025.

Would parents recommend Undershaw Education Trust?

90% of the 50 parents who answered Ofsted's Parent View survey between 3 September 2024 and 1 September 2025 said they would recommend Undershaw Education Trust to another parent. Parents choose whether to respond, so this may not represent all families.

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Page updated 26 September 2026.