Roundwood School and Community Centre
Longstone Avenue, Harlesden, London, NW10 3UN
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools alternative provision
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE BECKMEAD TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nagla Salama
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Queen's Park and Maida Vale
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 50
- Pupils on roll
- 30
- URN
- 148250
- Local authority
- Brent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02037460800
About this school
Roundwood School and Community Centre is a special academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 30 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Roundwood School and Community Centre, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Roundwood School and Community Centre 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 | 17 |
| 2023/24 | 22 |
| 2024/25 | 18 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report20 January 2026
- 8 November 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 94.44%
- English as an additional language
- 38.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Maple Walk School0.2 miles
Independent schools · London
-
Manor School0.9 miles
Academies · London
-
The Avenue School1.0 miles
Free Schools · London
-
Edith Kay Independent School1.1 miles
Special schools
-
Brondesbury College London1.2 miles
Independent schools · London
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Common questions
- What ages does Roundwood School and Community Centre teach?
- Roundwood School and Community Centre teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Roundwood School and Community Centre?
- The headteacher of Roundwood School and Community Centre is Mrs Nagla Salama, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Roundwood School and Community Centre been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Roundwood School and Community Centre, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Roundwood School and Community Centre?
- Roundwood School and Community Centre has 30 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Roundwood School and Community Centre full?
- Roundwood School and Community Centre has capacity for 50 pupils and 30 on roll (60%), 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 Roundwood School and Community Centre a faith school?
- No. Roundwood School and Community Centre has no designated religious character.
- Is Roundwood School and Community Centre a selective school?
- No. Roundwood School and Community Centre is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Roundwood School and Community Centre part of an academy trust?
- Roundwood School and Community Centre 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.
- Does Roundwood School and Community Centre publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Roundwood School and Community Centre. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.