OFSTED
Latest ungraded inspection
29 February 2024
Latest published outcome
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community special school
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Ealing
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics
for 2025/26.
2025/26
Total pupils
159
159 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
49
30.8% of pupils
Male pupils
110
69.2% of pupils
32.4 pts
above England
School
57.2%
Ealing
28.0%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
38.8 pts
above England
School
59.1%
Ealing
54.4%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Ealing
0.2%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other ethnic group
20.8%
33
Any other White background
10.1%
16
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an
education, health and care plan.
2025/26
Pupils with SEN
100.0%
159 of
159 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
SEN support
0.0%
0 pupils
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
EHC plans
100.0%
159 pupils
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Most common identified needs
Pupils
Severe learning difficulty
54
Moderate learning difficulty
43
Profound & multiple learning difficulty
15
Speech, language & communication
11
Social, emotional & mental health
3
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
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education
absence data for
2024/25.
Lower absence rates are generally
better.
2024/25
ABSENCE RATE
Overall absence
14.56%
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
8.34 pts
higher than
England
School
14.56%
Ealing
6.51%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
Persistent absence
51.41%
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
35.59 pts
higher than
England
School
51.41%
Ealing
18.36%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
Severe absence
5.63%
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.83 pts
higher than
England
School
5.63%
Ealing
1.82%
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
99.4%
19.6 pts
above England
John Chilton School
99.4%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.