Haughton School

Haughton School continues to perform well as a good school, offering a nurturing environment where pupils feel safe and supported. Staff's commitment to meeting pupils' emotional and educational needs has created a family-like community, leading to good progress towards education, health, and care plan outcomes. The school leaders are forward-thinking and passionate about student development, fostering a culture of engagement through roles and responsibilities that encourage active citizenship among students. Areas such as reading are prioritized, although there is a noted inconsistency in the delivery of the phonics program, which could affect some pupils' reading progress.

Strengths

• Strong commitment from staff to support pupils' emotional needs.
• Excellent relationships between staff and pupils.
• Well-organized lesson sequences that effectively build on prior knowledge.
• Positive learning environment with a variety of engaging activities.
• Effective communication support for all pupils.
• High levels of pupil engagement in school responsibilities and community service.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent implementation of the new phonics scheme affecting reading progress.
• A small number of pupils do not attend school regularly enough, impacting their academic development.

In 2024–25 pupils at Haughton School attended 92.5% of sessions (the national figure for special schools was 87.2%). 25.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 35.3%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Haughton School were suspended at least once (nationally 5.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Haughton School had 7.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for special schools was 6.6). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 3.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.5%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26 Haughton School had 200 pupils, 100.0% of them with an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 99.5%).

It says it provides for: moderate learning difficulty; social, emotional and mental health; speech, language and communication needs; hearing impairment; vision impairment; multi-sensory impairment; physical disability; autistic spectrum disorder; other difficulty or disability.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded special school schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Haughton School received £24,642 and spent £25,566 for each of its 200 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £86,000 (£431 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Haughton School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Haughton School is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Haughton School last inspected by Ofsted?

Haughton School was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Haughton School have?

Haughton School has 200 pupils on roll.

What age range does Haughton School cover?

Haughton School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Haughton School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 0% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Haughton School?

Haughton School is at Queen Street, Madeley, Telford, Shropshire, TF7 4BW.