Samuel Rhodes MLD School is a school located in London. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 08/03/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 9%, which is 5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: 11 Highbury New Park, London, N5 2EG
Website: www.samuelrhodes.islington.sch.uk
Telephone: 02077047490
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Islington
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Cerys Normanton
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 100469

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 08/03/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 125
Number of Pupils: 124
Number of Boys: 74
Number of Girls: 50

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 9% 4%
Persistent absence: 31% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -5.2 Confidence interval -9.4 to -0.9
Writing
Well Below Average: -4.4 Confidence interval -8.4 to -0.5
Maths
Well Below Average: -6.1 Confidence interval -9.9 to -2.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre
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Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre
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North Islington Nursery School
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Columbia Market Nursery School
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Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Canonbury Primary School
Canonbury Road , N1 2UT 		3out of 4 536 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Drayton Park Primary School
Arvon Road , N5 1PJ 		3out of 4 674 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Laycock Primary School
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Highbury Quadrant Primary School
Highbury New Park , N5 2DP 		3out of 4 749 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
William Tyndale Primary School
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Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
City of London Academy Highbury Grove
8 Highbury Grove , Islington N5 2EQ 		1out of 4 102 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Highbury Fields School
Highbury Hill , N5 1AR 		4out of 4 540 yd Community school No Girls More About School
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form
Clissold Road , N16 9EX 		3out of 4 1,469 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ 		4out of 4 1,552 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Petchey Academy
Shacklewell Lane , Hackney E8 2EY 		3out of 4 1,993 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The London Screen Academy
Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD 		- not rated 473 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
Capital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA 		- not rated 3,117 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Workers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW 		- not rated 3,270 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG 		3out of 4 929 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Samuel Rhodes MLD School
11 Highbury New Park , N5 2EG 		4out of 4 0 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
North Bridge House Canonbury School
6-9 Canonbury Place , London N1 2NQ 		- not rated 608 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy: the Courtyard
Holloway Road , Islington N7 8LT 		3out of 4 686 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
St Paul's Steiner School
1 St Paul's Road , Islington N1 2QH 		- not rated 786 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
London Metropolitan University
166 - 220 Holloway Road , N7 8DB 		- not rated 999 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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