Phoenix Arch School
Drury Way, London, NW10 0NQ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Falu Mehta
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Brent East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 55
- Pupils on roll
- 55
- URN
- 101581
- Local authority
- Brent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084516961
About this school
Phoenix Arch School is a community special school in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 55 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Phoenix Arch School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 33% | 10% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 11% | 33% | 50% |
| Expected standard in maths | 11% | 67% | 40% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 22% | 33% | 40% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 92.0 | 99.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 94.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.60 | - | - |
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 Phoenix Arch 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 | Brent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 60.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 10% | 64.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54 |
| 2023/24 | 54 |
| 2024/25 | 55 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40%
- English as an additional language
- 43.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.62%
- Persistent absence
- 19.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Edith Kay Independent School0.5 miles
Special schools
-
Lycee International de Londres1.0 miles
Independent schools · London
-
St Christopher's Prep School1.1 miles
Independent schools · Wembley
-
Wembley Manor1.2 miles
Free Schools · Wembley, Brent
-
Maple Walk School1.2 miles
Independent schools · London
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Common questions
- What ages does Phoenix Arch School teach?
- Phoenix Arch School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a special school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Phoenix Arch School?
- The headteacher of Phoenix Arch School is Ms Falu Mehta, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Phoenix Arch School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Phoenix Arch 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 Phoenix Arch School?
- Phoenix Arch School has 55 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Phoenix Arch School full?
- Phoenix Arch School has capacity for 55 pupils and 55 on roll (100%), 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 Phoenix Arch School a faith school?
- No. Phoenix Arch School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Phoenix Arch School have?
- The schools register lists Phoenix Arch School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Phoenix Arch School'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 10% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Phoenix Arch School's absence rate?
- Phoenix Arch School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Phoenix Arch School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Phoenix Arch 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.