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Shaftesbury High School[1]

Special · ages 11–19

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Results

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GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
0.3 2018/19[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
0% 2018/19[2]
Progress 8
-1.72 2018/19[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
2017/18 0.4[6] 0%[6] -1.62[6]
2016/17 0.5[7] 0%[7] -1.63[7]
2015/16 1.2[8] -2.11[8]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
92% 2022/23[9]
School sixth form
0% 2022/23[9]
Sixth-form college
0% 2022/23[9]
Further education college
31% 2022/23[9]
Apprenticeship
0% 2022/23[9]
Employment
0% 2022/23[9]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 92%[10] 0%[10] 0%[10] 50%[10] 0%[10] 0%[10]
2020/21 100%[11] 0%[11] 0%[11] 28%[11] 0%[11] 0%[11]
2019/20 96%[12] 0%[12] 0%[12] 40%[12] 0%[12] 0%[12]
2018/19 94%[13] 0%[13] 0%[13] 68%[13] 0%[13] 0%[13]

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
20 May 2025[14]
Type
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1[14]
Report published
23 Jun 2025[14]
Personal development
Outstanding[14]
Quality of education
Good[14]
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding[14]
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes[14]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Good[14]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding[14]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
9 Nov 2022[15] S5 Inspection[15] Requires improvement[15]
18 Sep 2019[16] Section 8 inspections of good and non-exempt outstanding schools[16] No overall grade[16]

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
175[1]
Local authority
Harrow[1]
Website
www.shaftesbury.harrow.sch.uk[1]
District
Harrow[17]
Postcode
HA3 6LE[1]
URN
102260[1]

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

Pupils

Number on roll
171 2024/25[18]
English as an additional language
49.1% 2024/25[18]
SEN support
0% 2024/25[18]
EHC plan
100% 2024/25[18]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
49.6% 2024/25[18]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
28.5%[19]
Mixed
8.5%[19]
Asian
40%[19]
Black
14.5%[19]
Any other ethnic group
7.9%[19]
Unclassified
0.6%[19]

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 2018/19, 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 2017/18, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2016/17, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2015/16, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2020/21, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2019/20, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2024/25. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  15. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2022/23. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  16. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2019/20. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  17. 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.
  18. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  19. 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.