Hamble Primary School and The Hamble School – Proposal for Resourced Provisions for pupils with Autism (ASC)

Children with an autism diagnosis can have difficulties with social interaction, communication and can also have speech and language needs. Hamble Primary School and The Hamble School already support a number of children with such needs. It has been identified that there are an increasing number of children in the county who are being diagnosed with this condition, and we are working towards expanding our offer of support to these children.

The pupils who would attend these new provisions would generally be from the local area. They would be on roll at Hamble Primary School or The Hamble School and the schools would receive additional resources to ensure that the children’s needs are well supported so that they can successfully access the mainstream environment and curriculum, when appropriate.

Additional classroom space is required as a base for the Resourced Provisions. Hamble Primary School proposes to utilise existing surplus accommodation to become the base for the Resourced Provision, only minor adjustments, safeguarding measures, IT and furniture will be required. The Hamble School will require additional classroom spaces as a base for the Resourced Provision – it is anticipated this will require a double modular classroom to be installed together with appropriate furniture and IT.

These works will allow the schools to add Resourced Provisions which will add an additional 12 places at Hamble Primary School and 15 places at The Hamble School, phased over 3 years from September 2026.

The governing bodies of both schools are fully supportive and the Headteachers will work closely together to ensure all pupils benefit regarding this joint project.

The consultation

The purpose of this consultation is to ask for your views and consult on the development of new Resourced Provisions for pupils with autism at Hamble Primary School and The Hamble School from September 2026. It is important to hear your views at this stage so we can consider them as part of the work to be undertaken, should approval be obtained.

The consultation and decision-making process is outlined below:

• This first non-statutory consultation will run from 23 June 2025 to 18 July 2025.
• A report outlining the consultation responses received will then be taken to Executive Member for Education in October 2025 to decide if the proposal should continue to the formal statutory consultation stage.
• If approved, a statutory Public Notice would be published in autumn 2025 setting out Hampshire County Council’s intent to increase the capacity of the school. This is a four-week period in which any representations can be made to the local authority.
• A final report would then be taken to Executive Lead Member for Children’s Services / Director of Children’s Services for final approval in late autumn 2025.

Further Information

A joint drop-in session where you will be able to discuss both proposals with Hampshire County Council officers will take place on Monday 7 July 3:30pm to 6pm at The Hamble School.

Please see the following link for frequently asked questions (FAQs)

FAQs Hamble Primary School and The Hamble Schools ASC RPs

If you are unable to attend the drop-in and wish to make a comment, then please write to [email protected] by 18 July 2025.