Samuel Rhodes MLD School
Community special school · Mixed · Islington
11 Highbury New Park, London, N5 2EG
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding
No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
89.5%
33.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
130
Capacity used
Nearly full93%
140 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Community special school
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Cerys Normanton
- Address
- 11 Highbury New Park, London, N5 2EG
- Phone
- 02077047490
- Local authority
- Islington
- Ward / constituency
- Mildmay · Islington North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 100469
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 73% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 30% | — | — |
| SEN support | 0% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
130 pupils · 140 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
12 May 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Strong standard Achievement Strong standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Strong standard Attendance and behaviour Strong standard Leadership and governance Strong standard Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Exceptional Post-16 provision Strong standard - 22
25 May 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 98 pupils
Attendance
89.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
10.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
33.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
3.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 0% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 0% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in cohort | 18 | — |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.