Secondary
Samuel Rhodes MLD School
11 Highbury New Park, London, N5 2EG
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 130 of 140 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 5.9
- Local authority
- Islington
- Sixth form
- Yes
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 24.3
- All staff (FTE)
- 67.6
- Pupils per adult
- 2.1
- Pupils
- 144
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected May 2026
- AchievementStrong standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- Sixth formStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExceptional
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
May 2022
Ungraded inspection
Outstanding
Read the report (opens in a new tab)March 2017
Previous framework
Outstanding
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
GCSE results
All published measures2023/2024
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time2 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 0% |
| 23/24 | 0% |
11 Highbury New Park, London, N5 2EG
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Islington admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Cerys Normanton
- Address
- 11 Highbury New Park, London, N5 2EG
- Telephone
- 02077047490