City of London Academy Islington
Academy sponsor led · Secondary
London · N1 8PQ · Islington
Ages 11–18
Status: Open
0.0 miles away
OpenURN 100467
Richard Cloudesley School
Community special school · London · N1 8RE
Age range
Ages 2–19
Pupils
109
Local authority
Islington
Age range
Ages 2–19
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
3 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
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 2–19, in London, Islington, 109 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 37.5%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment….
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Overview
- School type
- Community special school
- Age range
- 2–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 100467
Location
- Address
- Tudor Rose Building, 1 Prebend Street
- Postcode
- N1 8RE
- Town
- London
- Local authority
- Islington
- District
- Islington
- Constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 109
- Boys / girls
- 71 / 38
- School capacity
- 104
- Capacity fill
- 109 / 104 (105%)
- Free school meals
- 37.5%
- FSM pupils
- 36
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Community special school
SEN & specialist provision
SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Francis Gonzalez
- Telephone
- 02077048127