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Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children

Special / other · London · N1C 4BT

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Outstanding

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Outstanding. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 11 May 2023

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At a glance

40 pupils · 100% of 35 capacity

School type
Community special school
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
47.5% of pupils
English as additional language
100% of pupils
SEN support
0% of pupils
EHC plan
100% of pupils
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.fbarnes.camden.sch.uk
URN
100091

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

3 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths

suppressed (small cohort)

Reaching the higher standard

suppressed (small cohort)

Average scaled score (reading)

suppressed (small cohort)

Average scaled score (maths)

suppressed (small cohort)

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
6.4%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
22.6%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
11.1
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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