East London Independent School
Welfare Road, 1c Maryland Park, London, E15 4HT
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Ishamar Blake
- Constituency
- West Ham and Beckton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 186
- Pupils on roll
- 89
- URN
- 136052
- Local authority
- Newham
- Telephone
- 02085556737
About this school
East London Independent School is an independent special school in London. It teaches children aged 7 to 19 and has 89 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected East London Independent School under its current framework. 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
East London Independent School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 2010, 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 | 58 | 31 | 26 |
| Attainment 8 score | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 2% | 0% | 3.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
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 East London 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 | Newham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1.3 | 46.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 0.9 | 46.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 1.5 | 47.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 152 |
| 2023/24 | 92 |
| 2024/25 | 75 |
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
- 73
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Azhar Academy Girls School0.1 miles
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John F Kennedy Special School0.4 miles
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Stratford Circus0.4 miles
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-
Hafs Academy0.6 miles
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Quwwat Ul Islam Girls' School0.7 miles
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Common questions
- What ages does East London Independent School teach?
- East London Independent School teaches children aged 7 to 19. It is a special school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of East London Independent School?
- The headteacher of East London Independent School is Mr Ishamar Blake, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has East London Independent School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected East London 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 many pupils are at East London Independent School?
- East London Independent School has 89 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 19.
- Is East London Independent School full?
- East London Independent School has capacity for 186 pupils and 89 on roll (48%), 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 East London Independent School a faith school?
- No. East London Independent School has no designated religious character.
- How have East London Independent School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 1.3 in 2022/23 and 1.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are East London Independent School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, East London 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.