Insights Independent School
3-5, Alexandria Road, West Ealing, W13 0NP
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5 to 21
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Ms Barbara Quartey MBE
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Ealing Southall
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 100
- Pupils on roll
- 59
- URN
- 135493
- Local authority
- Ealing
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088409099
About this school
Insights Independent School is an independent special school in West Ealing. It teaches children aged 5 to 21 and has 59 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Insights Independent School under its current framework. 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
Insights Independent School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 2008, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 11 | 20 | 10 |
| Attainment 8 score | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.5 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| 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 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
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 Insights Independent 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 | Ealing average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6 | 44.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 6.1 | 47 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 5.5 | 44.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48 |
| 2023/24 | 63 |
| 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)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 59
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Avenue House School0.3 miles
Independent schools · London
-
Ealing Independent College0.5 miles
Independent schools · London
-
Clifton Lodge School0.5 miles
Independent schools
-
Springhallow School0.5 miles
Special schools · London
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Ealing Alternative Provision0.6 miles
Local authority maintained schools · London
Common questions
- What year groups does Insights Independent School teach?
- Insights Independent School teaches children aged 5 to 21. It is a special school in West Ealing.
- Who is the headteacher of Insights Independent School?
- The headteacher of Insights Independent School is Ms Barbara Quartey MBE, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Insights Independent School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Insights Independent School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Insights Independent School?
- Insights Independent School has 59 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 21.
- Is Insights Independent School full?
- Insights Independent School has capacity for 100 pupils and 59 on roll (59%), so it has space against 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 Insights Independent School a faith school?
- No. Insights Independent School has no designated religious character.
- Is Insights Independent School a selective school?
- Yes. Insights Independent School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Insights Independent School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 6 in 2022/23 and 5.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Insights Independent School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Insights Independent 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 24 July 2026.