OFSTED
12 June 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
11 January 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
2 March 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community special school
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Hounslow
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
68
68 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
14
20.6% of pupils
Male pupils
54
79.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
54.6 pts
above England
School
79.4%
Hounslow
23.0%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.9 pts
below England
School
4.4%
Hounslow
53.9%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Hounslow
0.6%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
69.1%
47
White and Black Caribbean
8.8%
6
Any other Mixed background
7.4%
5
Caribbean
2.9%
2
White and Black African
2.9%
2
African
1.5%
1
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%
68 of
68 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
0.0%
60.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
21.0%
Reading
52.8 pts below England
School
21.0%
Hounslow
75.6%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
0.0%
Writing
70.3 pts below England
School
0.0%
Hounslow
71.9%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
29.0%
Maths
43.0 pts below England
School
29.0%
Hounslow
76.4%
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
9.10%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.88 pts
higher than
England
School
9.10%
Hounslow
6.47%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
35.62%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
19.80 pts
higher than
England
School
35.62%
Hounslow
17.78%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Hounslow
1.39%
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
97.1%
17.4 pts
above England
The Cedars Primary School
97.1%
Hounslow
79.3%
London
75.9%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.