Garratt Park School
Community special school · London · SW18 3TB
Ages 11–19 · 207 pupils · Wandsworth
Ofsted
School remains Good
Attainment 8
4.0
Overall absence
11.5%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2024-05-12
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
EBacc APS: 0.3
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
- Authorised absence
- 8.8%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 4.2%
- Enrolments in measure
- 165
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
207 pupils · 215 places
- Pupils on roll
- 207
- Boys / girls
- 148 / 59
- School capacity
- 215
- Capacity fill
- 207 / 215 (96%)
- Free school meals
- 65.8%
- FSM pupils
- 98
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community special school
Age range
Ages 11–19
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
- Ms Sharon Gladstone
Location
- Address
- Waldron Road, Earlsfield, Wandsworth
- Postcode
- SW18 3TB
- Town
- London
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- District
- Wandsworth
- Constituency
- Tooting
- 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
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate 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, Wandsworth, 207 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 65.8%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Other independent special school
London · SW18 3QG · Wandsworth
Ages 4–11
0.3 miles away
Burntwood School
Ofsted: Improved significantlyAcademy converter · Secondary
London · SW17 0AQ · Wandsworth
Ages 11–18
- Att849.4
- P80.3
- EM5+51%
- Absence8.1%
0.3 miles away
Earlsfield Primary School
Ofsted: School remains OutstandingCommunity school · Primary
London · SW18 3QQ · Wandsworth
Ages 3–11
- KS280%
- Absence3.2%
- FSM14.4%
- Demand1.62
0.3 miles away
Wimbledon Park Primary School
Ofsted: School remains OutstandingCommunity school · Primary
London · SW19 8EJ · Merton
Ages 3–11
- KS283%
- Absence4.1%
- FSM7.3%
- Demand1.36
0.4 miles away
Beatrix Potter Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
London · SW18 3ER · Wandsworth
Ages 3–11
- KS258%
- Absence4.4%
- FSM14.1%
- Demand1.10
0.5 miles away
Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
London · SW17 0TW · Wandsworth
Ages 3–11
- KS239%
- Absence6.5%
- FSM44.2%
- Demand1.07
0.5 miles away
Nightingale Community Academy
Ofsted: Strong standardAcademy special sponsor led
London · SW17 7DF · Wandsworth
Ages 5–19
- Att813.6
- P8-1.5
- EM5+0%
- Absence19.7%
0.7 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Ms Sharon Gladstone
- Telephone
- 02089465769