Ofsted: Outstanding

Alexandra School

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2016

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Expected Standard

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Age Range

4-11

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Alexandra School is a Academy special converter school in Harrow, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade.

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School Summary

Alexandra School is an academy special converter in Harrow, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of THE EDEN ACADEMY. The school has approximately 83 pupils on roll, of whom 45% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 6.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 69%

Reading0% LA 78%

Writing0% LA 75%

Maths0% LA 81%

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Maths SS

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Progress (0 = national avg)

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Write

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2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 68%England 61%

Reading0% LA 78% · Eng 74%

Writing0% LA 76% · Eng 72%

Maths0% LA 81% · Eng 73%

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Maths SS

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Write

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2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 65%England 60%

Reading0% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 75% · Eng 71%

Maths0% LA 79% · Eng 73%

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Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-7.0

Read

LA 0.6

-9.8 to -4.1

-6.0

Write

LA 0.9

-8.7 to -3.3

-7.3

Maths

LA 2.2

-10.0 to -4.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 71%England 65%

Reading0% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 82% · Eng 78%

Maths0% LA 83% · Eng 79%

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Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-6.6

Read

LA 1.0

-9.8 to -3.3

-6.8

Write

LA 0.4

-9.8 to -3.9

-8.2

Maths

LA 1.7

-11.0 to -5.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 69%

Reading0% LA 77%

Writing0% LA 80%

Maths0% LA 80%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.1

Read

LA 1.0

-8.4 to -1.8

-2.6

Write

LA 0.3

-5.7 to 0.5

-6.6

Maths

LA 2.0

-9.6 to -3.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

01 April 2025

Inspection Report

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06 November 2019

Inspection Report

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08 March 2016

Inspection Report

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01 September 2013

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-03-08

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2013-03-21

None Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 7.3% for this term (secondary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 7.398% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 83 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 7.3%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	83	0	0.0%	7.3%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	83	0	0.0%	7.8%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	82	0	0.0%	7.4%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	81	0	0.0%	7.1%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	80	0	0.0%	8.2%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	79	0	0.0%	6.6%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	80	0	0.0%	6.4%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	80	0	0.0%	5.9%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	80	0	0.0%	4.7%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	80	0	0.0%	4.9%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	79	0	0.0%	4.4%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	80	0	0.0%	3.6%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	80	0	0.0%	1.0%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	77	0	0.0%	3.9%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	80	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	80	1	1.2%	3.2%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	79	3	3.8%	4.2%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	80	2	2.5%	3.1%	1
2018/19 (Spring term)	80	3	3.8%	3.8%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	80	0	0.0%	3.8%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	79	0	0.0%	3.4%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	80	0	0.0%	3.0%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	78	0	0.0%	3.7%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	79	0	0.0%	3.0%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	79	0	0.0%	3.3%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	76	0	0.0%	3.1%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 44 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 19 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils

Alexandra School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover