Ian Mikardo High School
60 William Guy Gardens, Talwin Street, London, E3 3LF
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Trust
- THE BECKMEAD TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Tharpe
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Stratford and Bow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 77
- Pupils on roll
- 67
- URN
- 143630
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089812413
About this school
Ian Mikardo High School is a boys' special academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 67 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 12 | 7 | 11 |
| Attainment 8 score | 2.8 | 3.4 | 5.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -2.59 -3.57 to -1.61 | - | - |
| 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 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
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 Ian Mikardo High 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 | Tower Hamlets average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2.8 | 44.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 3.4 | 44 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 5.7 | 43.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 18.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 20% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 21.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55 |
| 2023/24 | 49 |
| 2024/25 | 50 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 27 June 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report16 March 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 94.12%
- English as an additional language
- 22%
- Overall absence
- 21.31%
- Persistent absence
- 56.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Onelab College0.3 miles
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-
Phoenix School0.6 miles
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-
Phoenix Autism Trust0.6 miles
Other types · London
-
Beatrice Tate School0.8 miles
Special schools · London
-
John F Kennedy Special School1.1 miles
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Common questions
- What year groups does Ian Mikardo High School teach?
- Ian Mikardo High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a special school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Ian Mikardo High School?
- The headteacher of Ian Mikardo High School is Mrs Lisa Tharpe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ian Mikardo High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ian Mikardo High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Ian Mikardo High School?
- Ian Mikardo High School has 67 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Ian Mikardo High School full?
- Ian Mikardo High School has capacity for 77 pupils and 67 on roll (87%), 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 Ian Mikardo High School a faith school?
- No. Ian Mikardo High School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Ian Mikardo High School?
- Ian Mikardo High School is part of THE BECKMEAD TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Ian Mikardo High School have?
- The schools register lists Ian Mikardo High School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Ian Mikardo High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 2.8 in 2022/23 and 5.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Ian Mikardo High School's absence rate?
- Ian Mikardo High School's overall absence rate is 21.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ian Mikardo High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ian Mikardo High 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 10 July 2026.