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Little Heath School[1]

Special · ages 11–19

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Results

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GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
0.1 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
0% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
0% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
-1.50 2023/24[3]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[4]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[4]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 0.3[5] 0%[5]
2023/24 1.5[3] 0%[3] -1.50[3]
2022/23 0.4[6] 0%[6] -1.55[6]
2021/22 0.7[7] 0%[7] -1.77[7]

Ofsted

Latest inspection
27 Feb 2024[8]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[8]
Report published
28 Apr 2024[8]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[8]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
School remains Good[8]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
13 Jul 2022[9] S8 No Formal Designation Visit[9] No overall grade[9]
26 Sep 2018[10] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[10] No overall grade[10]

Competition to get in

No published data for this school.

Character & practicalities

Type
Foundation special school[1]
Ages
11–19[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
260[1]
Local authority
Redbridge[1]
Website
www.lheath.net[1]
District
Redbridge[11]
Postcode
RM6 5RX[1]
URN
102878[1]

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

Pupils

Number on roll
236 2024/25[12]
English as an additional language
52.5% 2024/25[12]
SEN support
0% 2024/25[12]
EHC plan
100% 2024/25[12]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
39.3% 2024/25[12]

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: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. 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.
  5. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2023/24. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2021/22. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2018/19. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. 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.
  12. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.