OFSTED
Latest ungraded inspection
27 September 2023
Latest published outcome
School remains Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community special school
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics
for 2025/26.
2025/26
Total pupils
312
312 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
94
30.1% of pupils
Male pupils
218
69.9% of pupils
19.1 pts
above England
School
43.9%
Barking and Dagenham
26.4%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
19.1 pts
above England
School
39.4%
Barking and Dagenham
48.5%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Barking and Dagenham
0.8%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other White background
7.7%
24
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%
312 of
312 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
Barking and Dagenham
18.4%
SEN support
0.0%
0 pupils
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
EHC plans
100.0%
312 pupils
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Most common identified needs
Pupils
Severe learning difficulty
163
Profound & multiple learning difficulty
93
Specific learning difficulty
48
Speech, language & communication
5
Autistic spectrum disorder
2
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
14.04%
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
7.82 pts
higher than
England
School
14.04%
Barking and Dagenham
6.41%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
Persistent absence
45.49%
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
29.68 pts
higher than
England
School
45.49%
Barking and Dagenham
17.96%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
Severe absence
5.58%
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.78 pts
higher than
England
School
5.58%
Barking and Dagenham
1.81%
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.