OFSTED
9 December 2025
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
26 May 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding
Published
15 July 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community special school
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Tower Hamlets
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
134
134 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
56
41.8% of pupils
Male pupils
78
58.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
43.1 pts
above England
School
67.9%
Tower Hamlets
41.4%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
27.5 pts
above England
School
47.8%
Tower Hamlets
54.1%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Tower Hamlets
1.0%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Bangladeshi
69.4%
93
African
9.0%
12
White British
6.0%
8
Any other Mixed background
4.5%
6
Any other ethnic group
4.5%
6
White and Asian
2.2%
3
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%
134 of
134 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
23.06%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
16.84 pts
higher than
England
School
23.06%
Tower Hamlets
7.13%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
50.00%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
34.18 pts
higher than
England
School
50.00%
Tower Hamlets
20.44%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
17.86%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
16.05 pts
higher than
England
School
17.86%
Tower Hamlets
1.84%
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.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
104.7%
24.9 pts
above England
Beatrice Tate School
104.7%
Tower Hamlets
80.8%
London
75.9%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.