Drumbeat School and ASD ServiceThe Anchor SENDfriendly Centre

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Drumbeat School and ASD Service and The Anchor SENDfriendly Centre in London.

Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Drumbeat School and ASD Service was judged Good and The Anchor SENDfriendly Centre was judged the expected standard.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Drumbeat School and ASD Service (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).

Drumbeat School and ASD Service versus The Anchor SENDfriendly Centre compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	LondonDrumbeat School and ASD Service	LondonThe Anchor SENDfriendly Centre	England average
Overview
Our score	Not scored	Not scored
Local ranking	Not ranked	Not ranked
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Expected
School type	Community special school	Other independent special school
Age range	4-19	4-19
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	298	45
Capacity	275	45
Location	London, BR1 5LE	London, SE13 6TJ
GCSE results
Cohort	6	Not reported
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	0.0%	Not reported	62.0%
At higher standard	0.0%	Not reported	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	85.0	Not reported	106.0
Maths average scaled score	81.0	Not reported	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	294	26
Free school meals (ever 6)	52.0%	0.0%
English as an additional language	29.6%	Not reported
SEN support	0.0%	7.7%
SEN with an EHC plan	100.0%	88.5%
Attendance
Overall absence	9.4%	Not reported	6.2%
Persistent absence	27.6%	Not reported	15.8%

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.