OFSTED
Latest graded inspection
11 October 2023
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools special
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Brent
Trust
THE RISE PARTNERSHIP TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics
for 2025/26.
2025/26
Total pupils
116
116 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
21
18.1% of pupils
Male pupils
95
81.9% of pupils
16.6 pts
above England
School
41.4%
Brent
25.4%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
32.3 pts
above England
School
52.6%
Brent
60.9%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Brent
0.3%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other ethnic group
12.1%
14
Any other White background
8.6%
10
Any other Mixed background
6.9%
8
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%
116 of
116 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%
116 pupils
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Most common identified needs
Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder
116
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
5.19%
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.03 pts
lower than
England
School
5.19%
Brent
5.87%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
Persistent absence
9.78%
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.03 pts
lower than
England
School
9.78%
Brent
16.20%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
Severe absence
0.00%
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Brent
1.04%
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
111.5%
31.8 pts
above England
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.