OFSTED
Ofsted inspection information
Latest published outcome
No overall judgement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools special
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Newham
Trust
LEARNING IN HARMONY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
43
43 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
10
23.3% of pupils
Male pupils
33
76.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
21.7 pts
above England
School
46.5%
Newham
41.5%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
37.8 pts
above England
School
58.1%
Newham
64.5%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Newham
0.3%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Bangladeshi
39.5%
17
African
25.6%
11
Indian
9.3%
4
Any other Asian background
7.0%
3
Any other ethnic group
4.7%
2
Any other Black background
2.3%
1
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%
43 of
43 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
13.59%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
7.37 pts
higher than
England
School
13.59%
Newham
6.64%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
46.67%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
30.85 pts
higher than
England
School
46.67%
Newham
20.10%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.33%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.53 pts
higher than
England
School
3.33%
Newham
2.29%
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
41.0%
38.8 pts
below England
Connaught Special School
41.0%
Newham
57.0%
London
75.9%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.