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Samuel Rhodes MLD School[1]

Special · ages 11–19

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Results

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GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
0.5 2016/17[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
0% 2016/17[2]
Progress 8
-1.39 2016/17[2]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[3]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[4]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[5]
Earlier years
YearAttainment 8Grade 5+ in English & mathsProgress 8
2015/16 4.5[6] -1.44[6]

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
0% 2023/24[7]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
0% 2023/24[7]
All results, 2021/22
Not published[8]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[8]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[8]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
2022/23 0%[9] 0%[9]
2018/19 0%[10] 0%[10]
2016/17 0%[11] 0%[11]
2015/16 0%[12] 0%[12]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
100% 2022/23[13]
School sixth form
0% 2022/23[13]
Sixth-form college
0% 2022/23[13]
Further education college
0% 2022/23[13]
Apprenticeship
0% 2022/23[13]
Employment
0% 2022/23[13]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 100%[14] 0%[14] 0%[14] 0%[14] 0%[14] 0%[14]
2020/21 100%[15] 0%[15] 0%[15] 15%[15] 0%[15] 0%[15]
2019/20 100%[16] 0%[16] 0%[16] 13%[16] 0%[16] 0%[16]
2018/19 100%[17] 0%[17] 0%[17] 31%[17] 0%[17] 0%[17]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
12 May 2026[18]
Type
S5 Inspection[18]
Report published
29 Jun 2026[18]
Inclusion
Strong standard[18]
Achievement
Strong standard[18]
Safeguarding standards
Met[18]
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard[18]
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard[18]
Leadership and governance
Strong standard[18]
Personal development and wellbeing
Exceptional[18]
Post-16 provision (where applicable)
Strong standard[18]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
24 May 2022[19] Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[19] No overall grade[19]
7 Mar 2017[20] S5 Inspection[20] Outstanding[20]

Competition to get in

No published data for this school.

Character & practicalities

Type
Community special school[1]
Ages
11–19[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
140[1]
Local authority
Islington[1]
Website
www.samuelrhodes.islington.sch.uk[1]
District
Islington[21]
Postcode
N5 2EG[1]
URN
100469[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
129 2024/25[22]
English as an additional language
27.1% 2024/25[22]
SEN support
0% 2024/25[22]
EHC plan
100% 2024/25[22]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
70.8% 2024/25[22]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
36.9%[23]
Mixed
13.8%[23]
Asian
16.2%[23]
Black
26.9%[23]
Any other ethnic group
4.6%[23]
Unclassified
1.5%[23]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2016/17, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  4. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series for the 2020/21 academic year was cancelled
  5. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2019/20. Period 2019/20. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in 2020
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2015/16, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Key stage 2 attainment: national headlines 2021/22. Period 2021/22. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (2)
    We will not publish key stage 2 data for academic year 2021/22 in performance tables (also known as Compare School and College Performance).
    This is the first publication of key stage 2 attainment statistics since 2019 due to cancellation of 2020 and 2021 assessments during the pandemic.
  9. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2016/17, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2015/16, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  15. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2020/21, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  16. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2019/20, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  17. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  18. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2025/26. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  19. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2021/22. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  20. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2016/17. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  21. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  22. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  23. Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.