Connaught Special School
Kirton Road, London, E13 9BT
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 5 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LEARNING IN HARMONY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Nithra Subramaniam
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Learning in Harmony Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- West Ham and Beckton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 43
- URN
- 149777
- Local authority
- Newham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02039887874
About this school
Connaught Special School is a special academy in London. It teaches children aged 5 to 19 and has 43 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Connaught Special 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
Connaught Special School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2023, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - |
| Expected standard in reading | - | - |
| Expected standard in maths | - | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 1 |
| 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 Connaught Special 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 16 |
| 2024/25 | 26 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 57.69%
- English as an additional language
- 61.5%
- Overall absence
- 13.59%
- Persistent absence
- 46.67%
Location
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Common questions
- What year groups does Connaught Special School teach?
- Connaught Special School teaches children aged 5 to 19. It is a special school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Connaught Special School?
- The headteacher of Connaught Special School is Ms Nithra Subramaniam, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Connaught Special School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Connaught Special 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 big is Connaught Special School?
- Connaught Special School has 43 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 19.
- Is Connaught Special School full?
- Connaught Special School has capacity for 105 pupils and 43 on roll (41%), 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 Connaught Special School a faith school?
- No. Connaught Special School has no designated religious character.
- Is Connaught Special School a selective school?
- No. Connaught Special School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Connaught Special School?
- Connaught Special School is part of LEARNING IN HARMONY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Connaught Special School's absence rate?
- Connaught Special School's overall absence rate is 13.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Connaught Special School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Connaught Special 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 3 July 2026.