West Lea SchoolVale School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares West Lea School and Vale School in London.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
West Lea School was judged Outstanding and Vale School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 0.5 for West Lea School and 0.4 for Vale School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at West Lea School (0.8 in 2021-22, 0.5 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Vale School (6.2 in 2021-22, 0.4 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LondonWest Lea School | LondonVale School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Foundation special school | Community special school | |
| Age range | 4-19 | 2-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 512 | 130 | |
| Capacity | 430 | 120 | |
| Location | London, N9 9TU | London, N17 0PG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 0.5 Stronger figure | 0.4 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 44 | 10 | |
| 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% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 505 | 118 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 59.8% | 49.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 27.5% | 39.0% | |
| SEN support | 0.2% | 2.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 99.8% | 97.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.7% Stronger figure | 19.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 32.7% Stronger figure | 58.4% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
West Lea School
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