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Blanche Nevile School

Community special school · London, N10 1NJ

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Ofsted inspection and rating

Blanche Nevile School rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 2 Oct 2012

Ofsted rating
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Unknown

School facts

TypeCommunity special school
Ages3 to 16
Pupils97 of 68 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMs Kathryn McCarthy & Laila Doobeh (Co-Heads)
Local authorityHaringey
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 102175.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolHaringeyEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and mathsSuppressed70%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and mathsSuppressed16%8%
Average reading scoreSuppressed107106
Average maths scoreSuppressed106105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scoreSuppressed107105
Expected standard in readingSuppressed80%76%
Expected standard in writingSuppressed77%73%
Expected standard in mathsSuppressed80%75%
Pupils taking tests4--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

GCSE results

2025/26

GCSE and equivalent results at the end of year 11. Attainment 8 averages results across 8 subjects; Progress 8 compares pupils' progress with pupils who had similar key stage 2 results.

MeasureThis schoolHaringeyEngland
Attainment 8 score13.248.546.2
Grade 4 or above in English and maths16.7%65.7%64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English and maths16.7%50.1%46.3%
Grade 7 or above in English and maths8.3%17.7%14.2%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4, including English and maths16.7%62.4%60.2%
Pupils at the end of key stage 412--

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 performance, Academic year 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils97
Girls55
Boys42
Eligible for free school meals48.5%
First language not English64.9%
SEN support1
EHC plan96

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

Other White
22.7%
African
19.6%
White British
13.4%
Other mixed
10.3%
Other ethnic group
9.3%
Other Asian
6.2%
Pakistani
4.1%
Other Black
4.1%
Bangladeshi
3.1%
Indian
2.1%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolHaringeyEngland
Overall absence10.4%11.6%12.9%
Persistent absence41.8%35%34.7%
Severe absence1.1%4.2%6.9%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher5.1
Pupils per adult2.7
Teachers (FTE)19.18
Teaching assistants (FTE)16.35
Support staff (FTE)22
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2522.6
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2516.4
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/256.3

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate10.7%
Pupils with one or more suspensions6%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Destinations after GCSEs

2023/24

Where pupils went after year 11, sustained for at least two terms.

MeasureThis school
Sustained destinationSuppressed
Staying in educationSuppressed
School sixth formSuppressed
Sixth form collegeSuppressed
Further educationSuppressed
ApprenticeshipSuppressed
EmploymentSuppressed
Not sustainedSuppressed

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 destination measures, Academic year 2024/25, published 15 Oct 2026.

Nearby schools

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Schools near Blanche Nevile School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.0 miPrimaryEden PrimaryFree schools
Good
0.1 miSecondaryFortismere SchoolFoundation school
Good
0.2 miPrimaryOur Lady of Muswell Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Outstanding
0.2 miPrimaryColdfall Primary SchoolCommunity school
Outstanding
0.4 miNot applicableNorfolk House SchoolOther independent school
Unrated
0.5 miPrimaryTetherdown Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.5 miNot applicableUnique Children's SchoolOther independent school
Good
0.6 miPrimaryCoppetts Wood Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.6 miPrimarySt James Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.6 miPrimaryMuswell Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school
Outstanding

Frequently asked questions about Blanche Nevile School

What is Blanche Nevile School's Ofsted rating?

Blanche Nevile School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 2 Oct 2012.

How many pupils attend Blanche Nevile School?

Blanche Nevile School has 97 pupils aged 3 to 16, with capacity for 68.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.