OFSTED
26 September 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools special
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Redbridge
Trust
ASTRUM MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
102
102 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
40
39.2% of pupils
Male pupils
62
60.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
29.1 pts
above England
School
53.9%
Redbridge
21.9%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
46.4 pts
above England
School
66.7%
Redbridge
53.5%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Redbridge
0.1%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Pakistani
16.7%
17
Bangladeshi
14.7%
15
Any other Mixed background
13.7%
14
African
10.8%
11
White British
7.8%
8
Any other White background
6.9%
7
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%
102 of
102 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
10.51%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.30 pts
higher than
England
School
10.51%
Redbridge
6.39%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
42.42%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
26.61 pts
higher than
England
School
42.42%
Redbridge
17.92%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
7.58%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
5.77 pts
higher than
England
School
7.58%
Redbridge
1.35%
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
79.7%
0.1 pts
below England
Hatchside School
79.7%
Redbridge
66.6%
London
75.9%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.