Buxlow School
Buxlow School is an independent special school in Wembley for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 13 pupils and room for 48.
5/6 Castleton Gardens, Wembley, HA9 7QJ020 8904 3615buxlowschool.org.ukMs Ciarren Littler headAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Brent council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 13 | 40 | 71 | 88 | 71 | 75 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 18% | 0% | 16% | 16% | 16% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 18% | 10% | 7% | 6% | 3% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wembley Primary School | Council | 180 m | 824 | No overall grade 2024 | 87 | Compare |
| Ashley College | Pupil referral unit | 530 m | 5 | Outstanding 2024 | – | Compare |
| Park Lane Primary School | Council | 680 m | 454 | Report card 2026 | 81 | Compare |
| Preston Manor School | Academy | 690 m | 1,902 | Good 2022 | 46 | Compare |
| St Christopher's Prep School | Independent (grammar) | 720 m | 108 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| East Lane Primary School | Academy | 820 m | 631 | Outstanding 2019 | 99 | Compare |
| Wembley High Technology College | Academy | 0.6 miles | 1,555 | Outstanding 2022 | 100 | Compare |
| Preston Park Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 616 | Good 2024 | 63 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Buxlow School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Buxlow School yet.
How many pupils does Buxlow School have?
13 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 48 places, so it is 27% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 5/6 Castleton Gardens, Wembley, HA9 7QJ
- Telephone
- 020 8904 3615
- Website
- www.buxlowschool.org.uk
- Head
- Ms Ciarren Littler
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 4-11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Brent
- Ward
- Wembley Hill
- Constituency
- Brent West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 11 October 1957
- URN
- 101569 · LAESTAB 3046051 · UKPRN 10079895
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.