Belvue School

Special school · Secondary, ages 11 to 19 · Mixed · Sixth form

Rowdell Road, Northolt, UB5 6AG

020 8845 5766 · School website · Map and directions

Ofsted report card6 expected, 1 needs attentionSafeguarding met · 14 April 2026
Pupils228Room for 227 Pupil numbers in January of each year: 177 in 2019, 195 in 2021, 210 in 2022, 222 in 2023, 226 in 2024, 230 in 2025, 228 in 2026. Across England, special state school pupil numbers were up 39% from 2019 to 2025.
Free school meals57%of pupils eligible now

Ofsted inspection

Ofsted report card from the inspection that started on 14 April 2026 , published 8 June 2026.

In short: 6 expected, 1 needs attention, and safeguarding met.

Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area on a five-point scale instead of giving one overall grade. How report cards work.

AreaGrade
SafeguardingWhether pupils are kept safe. Met or not met. Met
InclusionHow well the school supports disadvantaged pupils and pupils with special educational needs. Expected standard Middle of five grades. Meets the standard Ofsted expects.
Curriculum and teachingWhat pupils are taught and how well they are taught it. Expected standard Middle of five grades. Meets the standard Ofsted expects.
AchievementHow well pupils learn and the results they get. Expected standard Middle of five grades. Meets the standard Ofsted expects.
Attendance and behaviourWhether pupils come to school and how they behave. Expected standard Middle of five grades. Meets the standard Ofsted expects.
Personal development and wellbeingPupils' wider development, character and wellbeing. Expected standard Middle of five grades. Meets the standard Ofsted expects.
Post-16 provisionSixth form or other study after 16. Expected standard Middle of five grades. Meets the standard Ofsted expects.
Leadership and governanceHow well leaders and governors run the school. Needs attention Fourth of five grades. Below the expected standard; the school needs to improve this.

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Results

GCSEs (key stage 4, age 16), 2024/25

29 pupils in this year group.

MeasureThis schoolEalingEngland
Grade 5 or above in English and maths Not published 57% 45%
Attainment 8 scoreAverage of each pupil's grades across 8 GCSE-level subjects, with English and maths counted twice. Around 50 means grade 5s on average. Not published 52 46.1
EBacc average point scoreAverage points across the English Baccalaureate subjects: English, maths, sciences, a language and history or geography. Not published 4.8 4.1

"Not published": No pupils were entered.

Grade 5 or above in English and maths, over time

2022/232023/242024/25
0%Not publishedNot published

Progress 8 isn't shown. DfE didn't publish it for 2024/25 because this year group's key stage 2 tests in 2020 were cancelled, and older progress scores aren't comparable.

Source: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25. England figures are for state-funded schools.

After Year 11

Where pupils went next. DfE measures this for pupils who finished in an earlier year, so these figures describe a previous year group.

36 pupils in this year group.

100% — 6 points above the Ealing average, and 8 points above the England average.

MeasureThis schoolEalingEngland
Stayed in education, an apprenticeship or workPupils recorded in sustained education, apprenticeship or employment in the year after finishing Year 11. 100% 94% 92%
School sixth form 0% 65% 34%
Sixth form college 0% 2% 13%
Further education college 6% 23% 37%
Apprenticeship 0% – 3%
Work 0% 1% 3%

Stayed in education, an apprenticeship or work, over time

2023/242024/25
100%100%

Source: DfE key stage 4 destination measures, 2024/25 performance tables. England figures are for state-funded schools.

Admissions

Apply through the council where you live, even if the school is in a different council area. This school is in Ealing. The national closing date for secondary applications is 31 October, and offers are sent on 1 March.

Admissions dates and schools in Ealing

Pupils, staff and SEND

This is a special school for children with an education, health and care plan (EHCP). Places are arranged through the council's SEND team, not the normal admissions round. It caters for: Specific learning difficulties (such as dyslexia); Visual impairment; Other difficulties or disabilities; Hearing impairment; Speech, language and communication needs; Autism; Social, emotional and mental health needs; Multi-sensory impairment; Physical disability; Moderate learning difficulties; Severe learning difficulties.

PupilsThis schoolEalingEngland
Eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years 58.5% 50.8%* 51.9%
With an education, health and care plan 100.0% 98.3%* 99.5%
Receiving special educational needs support 0.0% 1.7%* 0.5%
English as an additional language 56.5% 54.0%* 14.4%
Overall absence (sessions missed) 10.8% 10.8%* 12.8%
Persistently absent (missed 10% or more) 30.9% 33.6%* 35.3%
Suspensions per 100 pupils 3.0 0.8 12.3
Pupils suspended at least once 1.7% 0.5% 5.1%
Pupils permanently excluded0 pupils 0.00% 0.00% 0.08%
Pupils per teacher 6.8 6.5 6.6
Pupils per adult (teachers and support staff) 3.1 2.4 2.3
Teachers who left during the year 15.5% 8.5%* 14.3%*

Comparisons are with special schools. * 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; DfE pupil absence 2024/25; DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions 2024/25; DfE school workforce census 2025/26; DfE teacher turnover 2024/25.

SEND provision: Get Information about Schools (DfE).

Nearby special schools

Straight-line distance. Distance isn't the same as a catchment area.

Questions parents ask

What is Belvue School's Ofsted rating?

Belvue School was inspected under Ofsted's report card format in 14 April 2026. Report cards grade each area on a five-point scale instead of giving one overall grade. Its grades were 6 expected, 1 needs attention, and safeguarding was met.

How did Belvue School do in its GCSEs?

DfE didn't publish this figure for 2024/25. No pupils were entered.

Sources

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Page updated 26 September 2026.