Tunmarsh School
Tunmarsh Lane, Plaistow, London, E13 9NB
- Phase
- Local authority maintained schools
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Ages
- 5 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Kirsten Macleod
- Constituency
- West Ham and Beckton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 48
- URN
- 102708
- Local authority
- Newham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02075040531
About this school
Tunmarsh School is a special school in London. It teaches children aged 5 to 19 and has 48 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Tunmarsh 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64 |
| 2023/24 | 50 |
| 2024/25 | 51 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 72.55%
- English as an additional language
- 31.4%
Location
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Common questions
- What year groups does Tunmarsh School teach?
- Tunmarsh School teaches children aged 5 to 19. It is a special school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Tunmarsh School?
- The headteacher of Tunmarsh School is Ms Kirsten Macleod, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Tunmarsh School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tunmarsh 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 big is Tunmarsh School?
- Tunmarsh School has 48 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 19.
- Is Tunmarsh School a faith school?
- No. Tunmarsh School has no designated religious character.
- Does Tunmarsh School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Tunmarsh School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.