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New Directions

Special / other · London · E16 2LS

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

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

Inspected 6 October 2022

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At a glance

21 pupils · 35% of 60 capacity

School type
Pupil referral unit
Age range
14–16
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
42.9% of pupils
English as additional language
33.3% of pupils
SEN support
100% of pupils
EHC plan
0% of pupils
Website
www.newhamprus.org.uk/New-Directions-Home-Page/
URN
134919

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
2.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

91% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 9% left the state-funded sector

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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