Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children
4 Wollstonecraft Street, Kings Cross, London, N1C 4BT
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Dani Sive
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 35
- Pupils on roll
- 40
- URN
- 100091
- Local authority
- Camden
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02073917040
About this school
Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children is a community special school in London. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 40 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +7.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Camden average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 69% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 71.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 73.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38 |
| 2023/24 | 36 |
| 2024/25 | 35 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.39%
- English as an additional language
- 100%
- Overall absence
- 8.51%
- Persistent absence
- 39.29%
Location
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Common questions
- What ages does Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children teach?
- Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a special school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children?
- The headteacher of Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children is Mr Dani Sive, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children?
- Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children has 40 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children full?
- Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children has capacity for 35 pupils and 40 on roll (114%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children a faith school?
- No. Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children have?
- The schools register lists Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children's absence rate?
- Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children's overall absence rate is 8.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.