Stormont House School
Downs Park Road, London, E5 8NP
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 17
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Kevin McDonnell
- Constituency
- Hackney North and Stoke Newington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 131
- URN
- 100307
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089854245
About this school
Stormont House School is a community special school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 17 and has 131 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Stormont House School, 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 24 April 2024, 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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| Attainment 8 score | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.54 -2.19 to -0.89 | -1.52 -2.14 to -0.90 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Stormont House School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hackney average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1.7 | 41.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 1.6 | 40.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 0.7 | 41.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 139 |
| 2023/24 | 141 |
| 2024/25 | 139 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 61.74%
- English as an additional language
- 6.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.6%
- Persistent absence
- 26.96%
Location
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Common questions
- What ages does Stormont House School teach?
- Stormont House School teaches children aged 11 to 17. It is a special school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Stormont House School?
- The headteacher of Stormont House School is Mr Kevin McDonnell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Stormont House School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stormont House School, 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 Stormont House School?
- Stormont House School has 131 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 17.
- Is Stormont House School full?
- Stormont House School has capacity for 120 pupils and 131 on roll (109%), 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 Stormont House School a faith school?
- No. Stormont House School has no designated religious character.
- How have Stormont House School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 1.7 in 2022/23 and 0.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Stormont House School's absence rate?
- Stormont House School's overall absence rate is 8.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stormont House School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stormont House School'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.