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OpenOfsted: School remains GoodURN 137328

Burnside Secondary PRU

Pupil referral unit · London · E4 8YJ

Ages 11–16 · 19 pupils · Waltham Forest

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School remains Good

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2022-09-21

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill34%

19 pupils · 56 places

Pupils on roll
19
Boys / girls
13 / 6
School capacity
56
Capacity fill
19 / 56 (34%)
Free school meals
78.9%
FSM pupils
15
Gender
Mixed
School type
Pupil referral unit

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Pupil referral unit
Headteacher
Michael Mcgraw

Location

Address
Burnside Avenue, 2 Burnside Avenue, Chingford
Postcode
E4 8YJ
Town
London
Local authority
Waltham Forest
District
Waltham Forest
Constituency
Chingford and Woodford Green
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

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

Mixed pupil referral unit, Ages 11–16, in London, Waltham Forest, 19 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 78.9%.

Open schools in London
1846
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in E4
21
Open schools in Waltham Forest LA
87

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Contact

Headteacher
Michael Mcgraw
Telephone
02082894740
Website
www.hawkswoodgroup.org.uk

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