Heath School
Special / other · London · NW3 2NY
Data updated
Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system
This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.
Inspected 5 June 2024
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33 pupils (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 81.8% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 29% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 90.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 9.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
- URN
- 100006
In figures
Ofsted last graded it Good on 5 June 2024, under the framework used before November 2025. It had 33 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 33% (Camden 29%, England 73%) · Any other ethnic group 15% (Camden 9%, England 2%) · Black African 12% (Camden 10%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 9% (Camden 6%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 9% (Camden 15%, England 4%) · Any other White background 9% (Camden 9%, England 3%) · Asian Bangladeshi 3% (Camden 4%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 3% (Camden 9%, England 2%) · Not recorded 3% (Camden 1%, England 3%) · White Traveller of Irish heritage 3% (Camden 3%, England 0%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
71% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 29% left the state-funded sector
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.68% vacant, 1.02% temporary
Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)
72.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 6.1 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £74,340; 33.3% on the leadership pay range · England, special schools and PRUs: £53,604, 18.3%
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
Spending per pupil (2025-26)
Where the money went (2025-26)
Share of spending, with the median for pupil referral unit schools in brackets: Staff 69% (78%) · premises 4% (4%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 3% (4%) · supplies and services 24% (11%) · educational supplies 3% (3%) · bought-in professional services 20% (5%) · catering 1% (1%)
Reserves (2025-26)
Revenue reserve £239,305; in-year balance +£184,774
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared
Inspection history since 2015
- 5 June 2024: Good
- 29 November 2017: Yes - improving (good)
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 7/10less deprived than most of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 6/10around the middle for England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 67.9% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 8.6% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 55.9% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 14.7% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 57% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 41.1% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 21.8% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 37.1% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 0.6% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 75.7% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 18.5% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 58.7% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01000887 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £845,000817 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £580,000–£1,400,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 3an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 10an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 65an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 9an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted