The Stable School

Christchurch

All-through school in Christchurch.

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Age range
6–16
Co-ed status
Mixed
Number of students
58
Day / boarding
Day only
Religious affiliation
Non-denominational
Average fees
£42,980 (annual, inc. VAT)
Has a nursery
No

Fee profile

Pre-Reception —
Reception —
Year 1 —
Year 2 —
Year 3 —
Year 4 —
Year 5 —
Year 6 £42,980
Year 7 £42,980
Year 8 £42,980
Year 9 £42,980
Year 10 £42,980
Year 11 £42,980
Year 12 —
Year 13 —

Bursaries

Yes

Scholarships

Yes

A-level results

No A-level results are currently published for this school.

Admissions

The Stable School's admissions process is shaped by specialist suitability rather than simple availability. Public material suggests careful conversations around need, previous educational experience and whether the school's SEND-focused environment, curriculum and therapeutic support will help the learner re-engage and make progress.

How the school describes itself

  • The Stable School is inclusive, restorative and ambitious for all learners.
  • Its language stresses broad curriculum access, warm relationships, wellbeing and careful preparation for adulthood.
  • The tone is supportive, practical and openly specialist.

Parents like

  • A reassuring option for families who need a specialist setting that sounds structured, calm and genuinely child-centred.
  • The appeal is the combination of SEND expertise, therapeutic awareness and a curriculum that still aims for real qualifications.
  • It will suit parents who want education to feel possible again for a child who has had a difficult experience elsewhere.

Inspection snapshot

The latest public inspection message is positive and recent. The school celebrated a Good Ofsted report in 2025, with inspectors praising the breadth of curriculum and the quality of relationships, which gives families a strong current marker for a specialist provision that has been building its offer.

The Stable School

All-through school in Christchurch.

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How the school describes itself

  • The Stable School is inclusive, restorative and ambitious for all learners.
  • Its language stresses broad curriculum access, warm relationships, wellbeing and careful preparation for adulthood.
  • The tone is supportive, practical and openly specialist.

Fee profile

Annual fees including VAT. 2025-26.

Year 6£42,980
Year 7£42,980
Year 8£42,980
Year 9£42,980
Year 10£42,980
Year 11£42,980

Parents like

  • A reassuring option for families who need a specialist setting that sounds structured, calm and genuinely child-centred.
  • The appeal is the combination of SEND expertise, therapeutic awareness and a curriculum that still aims for real qualifications.
  • It will suit parents who want education to feel possible again for a child who has had a difficult experience elsewhere.

Admissions

The Stable School's admissions process is shaped by specialist suitability rather than simple availability. Public material suggests careful conversations around need, previous educational experience and whether the school's SEND-focused environment, curriculum and therapeutic support will help the learner re-engage and make progress.

Scholarships

Conventional scholarships do not apply here. The question for families is whether the school can provide the right specialist support, behaviour regulation, academic pathway and post-16 preparation for a child who has not thrived elsewhere.

Bursaries

The school does not clearly publish bursary information, so families should contact it directly.

  • The school does not publish bursary entry points, so families should ask directly.
  • The school does not publish bursary award levels, so families should ask directly.
  • Families should contact the school directly to ask whether any bursary, hardship support or discretionary fee assistance is available.

Inspection snapshot

The latest public inspection message is positive and recent. The school celebrated a Good Ofsted report in 2025, with inspectors praising the breadth of curriculum and the quality of relationships, which gives families a strong current marker for a specialist provision that has been building its offer.

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