Alternative Centre of Education

Independent school · All-through, ages 7 to 16 · Mixed

45/51 Market Square, Edmonton Green, London, London, N9 0TZ

020 3793 5302 · Map and directions

OfstedGoodInspected 24 September 2024
Pupils31Room for 47 Pupil numbers in January of each year: 28 in 2021, 29 in 2022, 37 in 2023, 28 in 2024, 31 in 2025. Across England, secondary state school pupil numbers were up 5% from 2021 to 2025.

Ofsted inspection

Ofsted rated this school Good at the inspection that started on 24 September 2024.

This inspection used Ofsted's older format with four grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement and Inadequate. Newer inspections use report cards. What changed.

AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
SafeguardingEffective

At its last standard inspection the school met all of the independent school standards, the legal requirements every independent school must meet.

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Source: Ofsted non-association independent schools inspection data.

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Results

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Pupils, staff and SEND

PupilsThis schoolEnfieldEngland
Eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years 0.0% 37.2%* 28.9%
With an education, health and care plan 51.6% 3.3%* 3.1%
Receiving special educational needs support 16.1% 11.4%* 13.4%
English as an additional language Not published 42.1%* 19.2%

Comparisons are with secondary schools. Scales run from lower (left) to higher (right) figures. For absence and suspensions lower is better, so their scales run green to red; blue scales describe the school's pupils and staff and aren't good or bad. * Calculated by SchoolScores from the council's or England's schools, weighted by pupils (or teachers, for turnover); other figures are published by DfE. Sources: DfE school census 2024/25.

Nearby secondary schools

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What is Alternative Centre of Education's Ofsted rating?

Alternative Centre of Education was rated Good by Ofsted at its inspection in 24 September 2024.

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