SCHOOL PROFILE

Parayhouse School

Not applicable Non-maintained special school URN 135175
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 60 Published school capacity
Capacity used 83.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 16 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

21 February 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Non-maintained 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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 50 50 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 22 44.0% of pupils
Male pupils 28 56.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

50.0%
25.2 pts above England
School 50.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham 23.1%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

44.0%
23.7 pts above England
School 44.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham 30.6%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham 0.2%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
18.0%
9
Any other White background
16.0%
8
White British
16.0%
8
Any other Asian background
10.0%
5
Any other ethnic group
10.0%
5
Any other Black background
8.0%
4
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% 50 of 50 pupils
79.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 100.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham 20.7%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 2.0% 1 pupils
England 14.8% 12.8 pts below
EHC plans 98.0% 49 pupils
England 6.0% 92.0 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 26
Severe learning difficulty 9
Speech, language & communication 9
Specific learning difficulty 5
Social, emotional & mental health 1

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

10.68%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

4.46 pts higher than England
School 10.68%
Hammersmith and Fulham 6.90%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

31.48%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

15.67 pts higher than England
School 31.48%
Hammersmith and Fulham 19.90%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.70%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.90 pts higher than England
School 3.70%
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

83.3% 3.6 pts above England
Parayhouse School
83.3%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information