Parayhouse School
Parayhouse School is a non-maintained special school in London for boys and girls aged 5 to 16. It has 50 pupils and room for 60. About 50 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2024.
Hammersmith and Fulham College, Gliddon Road, Fulham, London, W14 9BL020 8741 1400parayhouse.comMs H Bristow head teacherAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 21 February 2024 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
11 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | Hammersmith and Fulham | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 5 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | – | – | – | – | 0.2 | – | 57.4 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | – | – | – | -1.65 | – | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | – | – | – | – | 0% | – | 64% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | – | – | – | – | 0% | – | 81% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | – | – | – | – | 0.02 | – | 5.37 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | – | – | – | – | 0% | – | 69% | 41% |
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 Hammersmith and Fulham council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Hammersmith and Fulham with moderate learning difficulties provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Moderate learning difficulty (26), Severe learning difficulty (9), language and communications needs (9), Specific learning difficulty (5), emotional and mental health (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 50 | 52 | 48 | 53 | 52 | 54 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 50% | 50% | 50% | 43% | 39% | 39% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 44% | 44% | 40% | 38% | 29% | 32% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 98% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 98% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 89.3% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 10.7% | 7.7% | 9.1% | 9.3% | 8.2% | 6.0% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 9.0% | 6.9% | 7.7% | 7.0% | 7.6% | 5.7% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.7% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 2.4% | 0.6% | 0.3% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 31.5% | 20.4% | 32.7% | 32.0% | 18.2% | 19.0% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 3.7 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 11 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers | 2019/20 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 100% | 100% | 89% | 100% |
| Education | 100% | 100% | 89% | 100% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 0% | 0% | 11% | 0% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College | Further education | 0 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| James Lee Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 50 m | 41 | Outstanding 2023 | – | Compare |
| William Morris Sixth Form | Council | 360 m | 810 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| St James Preparatory School | Independent | 470 m | 121 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St James Senior Girls' School | Independent (grammar) | 470 m | 180 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Larmenier & Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 480 m | 442 | No overall grade 2024 | 94 | Compare |
| St Paul's Girls' School | Independent | 500 m | 833 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Ecole Française de Londres Jacques Prévert | Independent | 520 m | 287 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Parayhouse School a good school?
Parayhouse School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in February 2024.
What is Parayhouse School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Parayhouse School good at its last full inspection on 21 February 2024.
How many pupils does Parayhouse School have?
50 pupils aged 5 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 60 places, so it is 83% full.
What is attendance like at Parayhouse School?
Pupils were in school 89.3% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 31% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does Parayhouse School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Hammersmith and Fulham College, Gliddon Road, Fulham, London, W14 9BL
- Telephone
- 020 8741 1400
- Website
- www.parayhouse.com
- Head Teacher
- Ms H Bristow
- Type of school
- Non-maintained special school (Non-maintained special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Ward
- Avonmore
- Constituency
- Hammersmith and Chiswick
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 22 January 2007 (new provision)
- URN
- 135175 · LAESTAB 2057206 · UKPRN 10023008
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
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.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- 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.