OFSTED
23 October 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community special school
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Hammersmith and Fulham
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
141
141 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
29
20.6% of pupils
Male pupils
112
79.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
33.4 pts
above England
School
58.2%
Hammersmith and Fulham
23.1%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.5 pts
above England
School
24.8%
Hammersmith and Fulham
30.6%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham
0.2%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
30.5%
43
Caribbean
9.9%
14
White and Black Caribbean
9.9%
14
Any other White background
9.2%
13
Any other ethnic group
8.5%
12
African
6.4%
9
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%
141 of
141 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 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
0.6
38.6 pts
below England
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority 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
15.72%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
9.50 pts
higher than
England
School
15.72%
Hammersmith and Fulham
6.90%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
42.18%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
26.36 pts
higher than
England
School
42.18%
Hammersmith and Fulham
19.90%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
8.84%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
7.04 pts
higher than
England
School
8.84%
Hammersmith and Fulham
1.69%
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
109.3%
29.5 pts
above England
Cambridge School
109.3%
Hammersmith and Fulham
76.2%
London
75.9%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.