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Parayhouse School[1]

Special · ages 5–16

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Results

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GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
0.2 2018/19[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
0% 2018/19[2]
Progress 8
-1.65 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
2015/16 0.2[6] -1.68[6]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
100% 2022/23[7]
School sixth form
0% 2022/23[7]
Sixth-form college
0% 2022/23[7]
Further education college
36% 2022/23[7]
Apprenticeship
0% 2022/23[7]
Employment
0% 2022/23[7]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 100%[8] 0%[8] 0%[8] 14%[8] 0%[8] 0%[8]
2020/21 89%[9] 0%[9] 0%[9] 11%[9] 0%[9] 0%[9]
2019/20 100%[10] 13%[10] 13%[10] 13%[10] 0%[10] 0%[10]
2018/19 82%[11] 0%[11] 9%[11] 9%[11] 0%[11] 0%[11]

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 Feb 2024[12]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[12]
Report published
24 Apr 2024[12]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[12]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
School remains Good[12]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
26 Jun 2018[13] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[13] No overall grade[13]

Competition to get in

No published data for this school.

Character & practicalities

Type
Non-maintained special school[1]
Ages
5–16[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Sixth form
No[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
60[1]
Local authority
Hammersmith and Fulham[1]
Website
www.parayhouse.com[1]
District
Hammersmith and Fulham[14]
Postcode
W14 9BL[1]
URN
135175[1]

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

Pupils

Number on roll
52 2024/25[15]
English as an additional language
44.2% 2024/25[15]
SEN support
1.9% 2024/25[15]
EHC plan
98.1% 2024/25[15]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
52.9% 2024/25[15]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
32%[16]
Mixed
8%[16]
Asian
20%[16]
Black
28%[16]
Any other ethnic group
10%[16]
Unclassified
2%[16]

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 2015/16, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2020/21, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2019/20, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2023/24. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2017/18. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. 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.
  15. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  16. 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.