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OpenOfsted: GoodURN 101581

Phoenix Arch School

Community special school · London · NW10 0NQ

Ages 4–11 · 55 pupils · Brent

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

0%

Overall absence

5.6%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-06-25

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)0%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
92.0
Avg scaled score — maths
94.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.0%
Unauthorised0.7%
Authorised absence
5.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
50

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 fill100%

55 pupils · 55 places

Pupils on roll
55
Boys / girls
40 / 15
School capacity
55
Capacity fill
55 / 55 (100%)
Free school meals
49.1%
FSM pupils
27
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community special school

Age range

Ages 411

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Community special school
Headteacher
Ms Falu Mehta

Location

Address
Drury Way
Postcode
NW10 0NQ
Town
London
Local authority
Brent
District
Brent
Constituency
Brent East
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
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
SEN unit
SEN unit places
55 on roll / 55 capacity

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 4–11, in London, Brent, 55 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: special school. Free school meals: 49.1%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Open schools in London
1846
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in NW10
31
Open schools in Brent LA
102

Nearby schools

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

  • Academy converter · Primary

    Wembley · HA9 6NF · Brent

    Ages 3–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM17.5%

    0.4 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    London · NW10 9BX · Brent

    Ages 3–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence7.7%
    • FSM41.7%

    0.4 miles away

  • Brentfield Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · NW10 0SL · Brent

    Ages 2–11

    • KS251%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM41.1%

    0.5 miles away

  • Voluntary aided school · Primary

    London · NW10 9JA · Brent

    Ages 3–11

    • KS278%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM43.8%

    0.6 miles away

  • North Brent School

    Ofsted: Good

    Free schools · Secondary

    London · NW10 2UF · Brent

    Ages 11–18

    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM40.3%

    0.6 miles away

  • Northview Junior and Infant School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    London · NW10 1RD · Brent

    Ages 3–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM45.4%

    0.7 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Ms Falu Mehta
Telephone
02084516961

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