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Beatrice Tate School

Community special school · London · E3 4PX

Ages 11–19 · 134 pupils · Tower Hamlets

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Ofsted

Expected standard

Overall absence

20.8%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2025-12-09

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
  • InclusionStrong standard
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence20.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)53.1%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
19.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
11.1%
Enrolments in measure
81

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill105%

134 pupils · 128 places

Pupils on roll
134
Boys / girls
78 / 56
School capacity
128
Capacity fill
134 / 128 (105%)
Free school meals
63.8%
FSM pupils
60
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community special school

Age range

Ages 11–19

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Community special school
Headteacher
Mr Wayne Hazzard

Location

Address
41 Southern Grove, Mile End
Postcode
E3 4PX
Town
London
Local authority
Tower Hamlets
District
Tower Hamlets
Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Special classes
Has Special Classes

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community special school, Ages 11–19, in London, Tower Hamlets, 134 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 63.8%. SEN provision includes: SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty.

Open schools in London
1846
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in E3
22
Open schools in Tower Hamlets LA
115

Nearby schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM49.4%
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    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM40.8%
    • Demand0.98

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Wayne Hazzard
Telephone
02089833760
Website
www.beatricetate.towerhamlets.sch.uk

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