The ArtsXchange
The ArtsXchange is a free schools alternative provision in London for boys and girls aged 14 to 19. It has 15 pupils and room for 110. About 100 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.
City Road, London, EC1V 1JX020 4568 4747beckmeadtrust.org/artsxchangeMrs Gosia Klosek principalAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 22 May 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 14 December 2022 | Ungraded | School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next |
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 Camden council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. Resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) with 25 pupils, for autism, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health.
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 Camden with autism provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (8), Autistic spectrum disorder (4), Other difficulty or disability (1), Specific learning difficulty (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 15 | 30 | 23 | 36 | 82 | 103 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 100% | 40% | 39% | 33% | 12% | 30% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 13% | 17% | 22% | 17% | 1% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 13% | 13% | 3% | 11% | 20% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 87% | 74% | 64% | 23% | 24% |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 8 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 100% | 33% | 63% |
| Education | 100% | 17% | 63% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 0% | 17% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 0% | 33% | 25% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
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
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moreland Primary School | Council | 230 m | 469 | Not inspected | 15 | Compare |
| Hanover Primary School | Council | 320 m | 244 | Good 2024 | 65 | Compare |
| City University | Higher education institutions | 410 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| New Regent's College | Pupil referral unit | 530 m | 79 | Report card 2026 | – | Compare |
| Thomas Fairchild Community School | Council | 560 m | 210 | Good 2023 | 59 | Compare |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School | Church of England | 570 m | 208 | Good 2023 | 48 | Compare |
| St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 610 m | 204 | Good 2024 | 15 | Compare |
| St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School | Catholic | 630 m | 222 | Good 2023 | 63 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The ArtsXchange a good school?
The ArtsXchange doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in May 2024.
What is The ArtsXchange's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The ArtsXchange good at its last full inspection on 22 May 2024.
How many pupils does The ArtsXchange have?
15 pupils aged 14 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 110 places, so it is 14% full.
Does The ArtsXchange have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It has resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) for autism, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
Does The ArtsXchange 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
- City Road, London, EC1V 1JX
- Telephone
- 020 4568 4747
- Website
- www.beckmeadtrust.org/artsxchange
- Principal
- Mrs Gosia Klosek
- Type of school
- Free schools alternative provision (Free schools alternative provision, free schools)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 14-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Multi-academy trust
- The Beckmead Trust (12 schools)
- Local authority
- Camden
- Ward
- St Peter's & Canalside
- Constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2014 (new provision)
- URN
- 141164 · LAESTAB 2024001 · UKPRN 10047087
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.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- 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.