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Springhallow School

Special · ages 4-19MixedCouncil169 pupilsSixth formLondonEaling
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedGoodLast Ofsted inspection, January 2024
Strong pass in English and maths0%England 46%
Attendance91.9%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families56%Far more than most schools
Places1 spare169 pupils, 170 places
Pupils per teacher7.2School workforce census

Springhallow School is a council special school in London for boys and girls aged 4 to 19. It has 169 pupils and room for 170. About 56 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.

Compton Close, Cavendish Avenue, Ealing, London, W13 0JG020 8998 2700springhallow.ealing.sch.ukMr Matthew Sartin headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 30 January 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Outstanding
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Early years
Good
Sixth formOfsted calls this “post-16”
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

15 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score0.5
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths0%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths0%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Progress from age 11-1.26In each subject, pupils here finished about a grade behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level. (From 2016/17, the latest year there is. The government didn't work it out for the 2025 year group.)Official name: Progress 8
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018EalingEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 111513161088
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 80.553.246.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths0%58%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths0%74%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score0.004.974.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry0%64%41%
Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged0.0
Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged1.0

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

10 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. With a year group this small, a couple of children can move the percentages a long way.

Reached the expected level at 110%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level0%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading scoreOfficial name: Reading average scaled score
Maths scoreOfficial name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 0%0%20172018: 0%0%20182019: 0%0%20192023: 0%0%20232024: 0%0%20242025: 0%0%2025
Since 2017: +0%
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure202520242023201920182017EalingEngland
Pupils tested10614678
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths0%0%0%0%0%0%69%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths0%0%0%0%0%0%13%8%
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score86.0106.2104.6
Expected level: readingReading expected standard0%0%0%0%0%0%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard0%0%0%0%0%0%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)0%0%0%0%0%0%
Reading progressReading progress score-7.3-7.3-7.4-10.6
Maths progressMaths progress score-7.7-3.3-8.6-14.3

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. Every gap at this school is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At GCSE, 2025

Average GCSE scoreLow-income pupils vs other pupils
0.01.0
Gap 1.0England 12.2
Strong pass in English and mathsLow-income pupils vs other pupils
0%0%
No gapEngland 22 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

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 Ealing council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll169Census January 2026
Places17099% full
Pupils from low-income families52%56% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English33%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan100%169 pupils with a plan
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)53%£89,400 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls130 / 39
White British pupils15%

Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with autism.

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 Ealing with autism provision.

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (169).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll169164160156157144
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals52%48%45%43%44%43%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language33%35%36%32%34%36%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans100%100%100%100%100%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.9% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance91.9%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school23.8%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.02024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.1%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence8.1%6.7%9.1%9.1%8.2%7.4%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence7.0%6.6%8.6%8.6%8.0%7.3%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.1%0.1%0.5%0.5%0.2%0.1%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence23.8%20.2%32.5%27.0%22.7%22.9%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate0.00.00.00.60.7
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

What pupils do next

After GCSEs

Where the 16 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training100%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 100%, compared with 100% for everyone else.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers2018/19 leavers
Still in education, work or training100%100%100%100%
Education100%100%100%100%
Apprenticeship0%0%0%0%
Work0%0%0%0%
Not in education, work or training0%0%0%0%

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers23.5full-time equivalent, 26 people
Pupils per teacher7.2Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers85%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants43.4full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£63,463
Teachers who left in the year7%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher4.22024/25

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other special schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£35,924England £32,258. Total £5.9m
Income per pupil£36,697England £32,367. Total £6.0m
Spent on teachers per pupil£12,642England £11,930
Money in reserve-3%In the red: -£183k, -£1,119 per pupil. England 7%
Money in against money out+£127kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£35,924spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m50512 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate72 per 1,000 people21% lower than the England average
Typical house price£529,000Ealing
Nearest bus stop90 mFramfield Road, 13 stops within 500 m

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.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Ealing Alternative ProvisionPupil referral unit120 m56Not inspectedCompare
Drayton Green Primary SchoolCouncil470 m236Requires improvement 20243Compare
Drayton Manor High SchoolAcademy510 m1,443Outstanding 202393Compare
Ysgol Gymraeg Llundain, London Welsh SchoolIndependent540 m12Not inspectedCompare
Hobbayne Primary SchoolCouncil560 m320Good 202342Compare
Castlebar SchoolCouncil570 m193No overall grade 2025Compare
Woodlands AcademyAcademy610 m192Good 202413Compare
Avenue House SchoolIndependent730 m58Not inspectedCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Springhallow School a good school?

Springhallow School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in January 2024.

What is Springhallow School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Springhallow School good at its last full inspection on 30 January 2024.

How good are Springhallow School's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 0% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 0.5, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished about a grade behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level.

How good are Springhallow School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 0% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 0% went further and reached the higher level. The year group was small, so the percentages jump around a lot from year to year.

How many pupils does Springhallow School have?

169 pupils aged 4 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 170 places, so it is 99% full.

What is attendance like at Springhallow School?

Pupils were in school 91.9% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 24% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

Does Springhallow School have specialist SEND provision?

Yes. It is a special school for autism. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.

Does Springhallow School have a sixth form?

Yes.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Compton Close, Cavendish Avenue, Ealing, London, W13 0JG
Telephone
020 8998 2700
Website
www.springhallow.ealing.sch.uk
Headteacher
Mr Matthew Sartin
Type of school
Council special school (Community special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 4-19, with sixth form
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Ealing
Ward
Pitshanger
Constituency
Ealing North
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
101970 · LAESTAB 3077013 · UKPRN 10017628

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from