Leaways School
18 Theydon Road, London, E5 9NZ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 17
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Joanna Shuter
- Constituency
- Hackney North and Stoke Newington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 100
- Pupils on roll
- 72
- URN
- 137808
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088154030
About this school
Leaways School is an independent special school in London. It teaches children aged 7 to 17 and has 72 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Leaways 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
Leaways School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in December 2011, 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 | 17 | 21 |
| Attainment 8 score | 3.1 | 3.4 | 7.3 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 9.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
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 Leaways 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 | 3.1 | 41.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 3.4 | 40.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 7.3 | 41.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61 |
| 2023/24 | 73 |
| 2024/25 | 79 |
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
- 72
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
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Common questions
- What ages does Leaways School teach?
- Leaways School teaches children aged 7 to 17. It is a special school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Leaways School?
- The headteacher of Leaways School is Headteacher Joanna Shuter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Leaways School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Leaways 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 Leaways School?
- Leaways School has 72 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 17.
- Is Leaways School full?
- Leaways School has capacity for 100 pupils and 72 on roll (72%), 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 Leaways School a faith school?
- No. Leaways School has no designated religious character.
- How have Leaways School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 3.1 in 2022/23 and 7.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Leaways School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Leaways 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.