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Special schools in London

All 278 special schools in London.

278 schools in London

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  1. Alexandra School

    Harrow, HA2 9DX · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    7.9%
    Pupils
    99
    Pupils per teacher
    6.3
    View school Alexandra School

  2. Bedelsford School

    Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2QZ · Academy · All-through · Ages 2 to 19

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a nursery
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    15.3%
    Pupils
    169
    Pupils per teacher
    9.2
    View school Bedelsford School

  3. Bensham Manor School

    Thornton Heath, CR7 7BN · Special · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    7.6%
    Pupils
    246
    Pupils per teacher
    10.3
    View school Bensham Manor School

  5. Beormund Primary School

    London, SE1 3PS · Special · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    10.1%
    Pupils
    37
    Pupils per teacher
    4.6
    View school Beormund Primary School

  6. Blooming Tree School

    Acton, W3 9BJ · Independent · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Exceptional in every area

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    –
    Pupils
    55
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school Blooming Tree School

  7. Blossom House School

    Surrey, KT3 6JJ · Independent · All-through · Ages 3 to 19

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a nursery

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    –
    Pupils
    330
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school Blossom House School

  8. Carew Academy

    Wallington, SM6 8NQ · All-through · Ages 5 to 18

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    9.9%
    Pupils
    272
    Pupils per teacher
    5.9
    View school Carew Academy

  9. Castlebar School

    London, W13 0DH · Special · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding in every area

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    6.5%
    Pupils
    193
    Pupils per teacher
    7.3
    View school Castlebar School

  12. Chelsea Hall School

    London, SW18 3QG · Independent · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • ISI:Inspected

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    –
    Pupils
    47
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school Chelsea Hall School

  13. Cherry Garden School

    London, SE15 5BB · Special · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a nursery

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    17.4%
    Pupils
    112
    Pupils per teacher
    5.0
    View school Cherry Garden School

  15. Clannad Education Centre

    Br6 0dw · Independent · All-through · Ages 8 to 17

    • Ofsted:Outstanding

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    –
    Pupils
    4
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school Clannad Education Centre

  16. Clarendon School

    Twickenham, TW2 7SL · Academy · All-through · Ages 4 to 16

    • Ofsted:Outstanding

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    10.9%
    Pupils
    164
    Pupils per teacher
    5.6
    View school Clarendon School

  17. Cricket Green School

    Mitcham, CR4 3AF · Special · All-through · Ages 4 to 19

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    12.4%
    Pupils
    267
    Pupils per teacher
    6.1
    View school Cricket Green School

  18. Dysart School

    Surbiton, KT6 6HL · Academy · All-through · Ages 4 to 19

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    10.0%
    Pupils
    199
    Pupils per teacher
    6.5
    View school Dysart School

  19. East London Independent School

    London, E15 4HT · Independent · All-through · Ages 7 to 19

    • Ofsted:Outstanding

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    –
    Pupils
    89
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school East London Independent School

  20. Elm Court School

    London, SW2 2EF · Special · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    9.0%
    Pupils
    155
    Pupils per teacher
    5.7
    View school Elm Court School

  21. Evelina Hospital School

    London, SE1 7EH · Special · All-through · Ages 2 to 19

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a nursery
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    –
    Pupils
    117
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school Evelina Hospital School

  23. Gesher School

    Ha5 1jf · Independent · All-through · Ages 4 to 16

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Jewish

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    –
    Pupils
    80
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school Gesher School

  24. Glebe School

    West Wickham, BR4 9AE · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    6.8%
    Pupils
    288
    Pupils per teacher
    6.7
    View school Glebe School

  26. Greenvale School

    London, SE6 1UF · Special · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    9.0%
    Pupils
    216
    Pupils per teacher
    6.4
    View school Greenvale School
The big picture

How London's special schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Attainment 8 at 16

Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.

London 5.1England 46.2Greenvale School: 0Riverside School: 0Belvue School: 0.1Little Heath School: 0.1Parayhouse School: 0.2Shaftesbury High School: 0.3Meadow High School: 0.3Charlton Park Academy: 0.5Cambridge School: 0.6Woodfield School: 0.6Oak Lodge School: 0.6Stormont House School: 0.7Lansdowne School: 0.7The St Marylebone Church of England Bridge School: 0.9Cleeve Meadow School: 0.9Elm Court School: 1.1The Courtyard Islington: 1.5Oak Lodge School: 1.6Durants School: 1.9Salmons Brook School: 2North West London Independent Special School: 3.6Harmood School: 4.2Garratt Park School: 4.6Richard Cloudesley School: 4.8Oak Hill School: 5Belmont Park School: 5.1Bensham Manor School: 5.4Beckmead College: 6Ian Mikardo High School: 6.1Glebe School: 8.1Treasure House (London) CIC: 8.4Southover Partnership School: 9.2Vanguard School: 9.3The PRIDE Academy: 10.4Bowden House School: 11.1The Compass School: 12.3Lift Newlands: 12.4Woodlane High School: 12.8Social Arts for Education: 14.8Orange Tree School: 15.5Endeavour Academy Bexley: 16.1King's Oak School: 16.7Cornerstone School: 19.3Silverways School: 20.5The Bridge: 21Odyssey House School - Bloomsbury: 21.8Abingdon House School Purley: 21.9Fairley House School: 24.5020406080
Special schools in London

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

London average 13.7%The Bridge Integrated Learning Space: 3.6%The Avenue School: 5.2%Castlebar School: 6.5%Phoenix Arch School: 6.6%Strathmore School: 6.8%Glebe School: 6.8%Haymerle School: 6.9%Tuke School: 7.4%Bensham Manor School: 7.6%Manor School: 7.6%Corbets Tey School: 7.8%Alexandra School: 7.9%Brent Knoll School: 8%Addington Valley Academy: 8%Wembley Manor: 8%Springhallow School: 8.1%TreeHouse School: 8.1%Pentland Field School: 8.1%Turney Primary and Secondary Special School: 8.2%Parkwood Hall Academy Trust: 8.2%Hedgewood School: 8.4%Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children: 8.5%Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre: 8.5%Marjory Kinnon School: 8.5%Stormont House School: 8.6%Paddock School: 8.6%The Willows School: 8.6%Shenstone School: 8.7%Priory School: 8.9%Cleeve Meadow School: 8.9%Elm Court School: 9%Greenvale School: 9%The St Marylebone Church of England Bridge School: 9%The Cedars Primary School: 9.1%The Garden School: 9.2%Red Gates School: 9.2%The Brook Special Primary School: 9.2%Woodside Academy: 9.3%Drumbeat School and ASD Service: 9.4%Oak Lodge School: 9.5%St Nicholas School: 9.5%Phoenix School: 9.6%The Rise Free School: 9.6%Spa School Camberwell: 9.6%West Lea School: 9.7%Lansdowne School: 9.8%Joseph Clarke School: 9.9%Carew Academy: 9.9%Dysart School: 10%Beormund Primary School: 10.1%Hatton Special School: 10.1%Riverside Bridge School: 10.2%College Park School: 10.3%Watergate School: 10.4%Oaktree School: 10.4%Russet House School: 10.4%Capella House School: 10.4%Samuel Rhodes MLD School: 10.5%Hatchside School: 10.5%Chaffinch Brook School: 10.5%Woodlands School: 10.6%Belvue School: 10.7%Parayhouse School: 10.7%Blanche Nevile School: 10.9%Woodfield School: 10.9%Clarendon School: 10.9%Oak Lodge School: 11%Meadow High School: 11.1%Woodlane High School: 11.2%Charlton Park Academy: 11.2%Willow Dene School: 11.3%Perseid School: 11.4%Ickburgh School: 11.5%Little Heath School: 11.5%Northway School: 11.6%Lime Academy Forest Approach: 11.6%Ormiston Queensmill Academy: 11.6%Ormiston Kensington Queensmill Academy: 11.6%Pield Heath House RC School: 11.7%Riverside School: 11.8%St Giles School: 11.9%St Philip's School: 11.9%Riverside School: 12.1%Grand Union Village School: 12.1%Pinn River School: 12.1%Lime Academy Hornbeam: 12.2%Cricket Green School: 12.4%Moorcroft School: 12.5%Durants School: 12.6%St Ann's School: 12.7%Sherwood Foundation School: 12.7%Mandeville School: 13%Oaklands School: 13%Garratt Park School: 13.2%Highshore School: 13.4%Marjorie McClure School: 13.4%Marlborough School: 13.5%Connaught Special School: 13.6%The Livity School: 13.7%The Windmill School: 13.7%Shaftesbury High School: 13.8%Aspire Academy: 13.8%The Link School: 13.8%Spa School, Bermondsey: 13.8%Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre: 14%Trinity School: 14%The Village School: 14%Waterside School: 14.1%Richard Cloudesley School: 14.2%The Grove: 14.2%Lindon Bennett School: 14.4%Kisharon School: 14.4%Mapledown School: 14.5%John Chilton School: 14.6%Greenmead School: 14.7%The Bridge School: 14.8%Whitefield School: 15.2%John F Kennedy Special School: 15.2%Bedelsford School: 15.3%Cambridge School: 15.7%New Woodlands School: 15.8%Fern House School: 15.8%New Rush Hall School: 16.4%Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School: 16.5%Kingsley High School: 17%Linden Lodge School: 17%Cherry Garden School: 17.4%Vanguard School: 17.6%Heron Academy: 17.7%Spring School: 17.9%Jack Tizard School: 18.3%Lime Academy Ravensbourne: 18.3%Waverley School: 18.4%The Courtyard Islington: 19.1%Vale School: 19.2%The Bridge Keystone: 19.6%Newbridge School: 20.2%Cornerstone School: 20.2%The Hamlet School: 20.5%Ian Mikardo High School: 21.3%Beckmead Park Academy: 21.6%Melrose School: 21.7%Endeavour Academy Bexley: 22.1%King's Oak School: 22.7%Beatrice Tate School: 23.1%Salmons Brook School: 23.3%Wandle Valley Academy: 23.6%Bowden House School: 24.4%The Compass School: 25.3%Horizon Academy: 25.4%Beckmead College: 26.9%Nightingale Community Academy: 27.4%Oak Hill School: 28.2%Bromley Beacon Academy: 29.1%Belmont Park School: 33.7%Harmood School: 35.4%Lift Newlands: 35.8%The PRIDE Academy: 36%Pathways School: 41.5%0%11%22%33%44%
Special schools in London

Ofsted grades in London

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 86 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 68 of 192
  • Good: 121 of 192
  • Requires improvement: 3 of 192
  • Inadequate: 0 of 192
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    7 of the 278 special schools in London have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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About these schools

Special schools in London, explained

There are 278 special schools in London, teaching 29,221 children.

98% of the special schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 68 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

52.9% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £37,972 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 38.1% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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How many special needs schools are in London?
There are 278 special needs schools in London, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
How many Ofsted Outstanding special needs schools are in London?
London has 68 special needs schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 121 are rated Good, meaning 98% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
What is the average class size in London special needs schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across special needs schools in London is 6:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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