Northstar New School
c/o Gascoigne Primary Annex, The Shaftesburys, IG11 7JA
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Mickie Foley
- Constituency
- Barking
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 30
- Pupils on roll
- 21
- URN
- 142334
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02087248862
About this school
Northstar New School is an independent special school in Barking and Dagenham. It teaches children aged 7 to 16 and has 21 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Northstar New 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
Northstar New School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2015, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 4 |
| Attainment 8 score | - |
| Progress 8 score | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - |
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 Northstar New 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 | 24 |
| 2023/24 | 21 |
| 2024/25 | 21 |
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
- 21
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
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Horizon Academy0.6 miles
Academies · London
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Al Madina School for Girls0.9 miles
Independent schools · Barking
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Grangewood Independent School1.7 miles
Independent schools · London
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University of East London1.8 miles
Universities · London
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Madaniyah Foundation1.8 miles
Independent schools · London
Common questions
- What ages does Northstar New School teach?
- Northstar New School teaches children aged 7 to 16. It is a special school in Barking and Dagenham.
- Who is the headteacher of Northstar New School?
- The headteacher of Northstar New School is Mrs Mickie Foley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Northstar New School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Northstar New 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 Northstar New School?
- Northstar New School has 21 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 16.
- Is Northstar New School full?
- Northstar New School has capacity for 30 pupils and 21 on roll (70%), 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 Northstar New School a faith school?
- No. Northstar New School has no designated religious character.
- What are Northstar New School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Northstar New 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.