The Write Time
Warrington Road, Opposite Ludford Close, London, CR0 4BH
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lana Philippson
- Constituency
- Croydon West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 90
- Pupils on roll
- 59
- URN
- 142621
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086897676
About this school
The Write Time is an independent special school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 59 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Write Time 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
The Write Time has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in June 2016, 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 | 20 | 5 | 13 |
| Attainment 8 score | 1.1 | - | 2.6 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 5% | - | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.0 | - | 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 The Write Time has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Croydon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1.1 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | — | 37 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 2.6 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42 |
| 2023/24 | 48 |
| 2024/25 | 56 |
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
-
Serenity School, Old Palace Croydon0.3 miles
Special schools · Croydon
-
Al-Khair School Preparatory School0.5 miles
Independent schools
-
Saffron Valley Collegiate0.6 miles
Academies · Croydon
-
Croydon Metropolitan College0.6 miles
Independent schools · Croydon
-
Carew Academy0.7 miles
Free Schools · Wallington
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Common questions
- What year groups does The Write Time teach?
- The Write Time teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a special school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of The Write Time?
- The headteacher of The Write Time is Mrs Lana Philippson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Write Time been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Write Time 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 The Write Time?
- The Write Time has 59 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Write Time full?
- The Write Time has capacity for 90 pupils and 59 on roll (66%), 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 The Write Time a faith school?
- No. The Write Time has no designated religious character.
- How have The Write Time's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 1.1 in 2022/23 and 2.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are The Write Time's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Write Time'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.