OFSTED
18 June 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
23 February 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
26 April 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community special school
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Southwark
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
37
37 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
7
18.9% of pupils
Male pupils
30
81.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
45.5 pts
above England
School
70.3%
Southwark
35.7%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.6 pts
below England
School
2.7%
Southwark
27.8%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Southwark
0.3%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
40.5%
15
Caribbean
18.9%
7
African
16.2%
6
Any other White background
8.1%
3
Any other Black background
5.4%
2
Any other Mixed background
5.4%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
100.0%
37 of
37 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
17.0%
43.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
17.0%
Reading
56.8 pts below England
School
17.0%
Southwark
76.4%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
33.0%
Writing
37.3 pts below England
School
33.0%
Southwark
74.3%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
17.0%
Maths
55.0 pts below England
School
17.0%
Southwark
75.0%
London
77.7%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
10.13%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.91 pts
higher than
England
School
10.13%
Southwark
6.56%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
33.33%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
17.52 pts
higher than
England
School
33.33%
Southwark
18.21%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.78%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.97 pts
higher than
England
School
2.78%
Southwark
2.04%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.