The Schools Guru
The Schools GuruYour personal AI advisor on schools and colleges in EnglandLet's talk 💬

The Garden School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Wordsworth Road
 London N16 8BZ
Telephone: 020 7254 8096

School Type

Phase: Primary, Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 4-18)
Type: Special Community School
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Special
History: This school arose from Downsview School

Staff and Pupils

Executive Principal: Mr Raymond Lawrence (since October 2024)
Previous Headteacher: KT Khan
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 25.97 / 112.33
Non-teaching Staff*: 123.98
Number of pupils: 204
Pupils Per Teacher: 7.9
Sex: Mixed (79% boys / 21% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 68.00% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 41.8%
Local child deprivation rate: 24.4% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 91.7%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 75.7%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 0.9km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Financials

Total Income: £9,309,270*
Income Per Pupil: £45,633
* Income figures are for all schools in the same federation (see list below right)

Location and Administration

Region: London
Authority: Hackney
Electoral Ward: Shacklewell
School Number: 2047161

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 3rd December 2024 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guru: Let's talk 💬
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Princess May Primary School (0.2km) show on map
  2. St Matthias Church of England Primary School (0.2km) show on map
  3. Halley House School (0.4km) show on map
  4. Grasmere Primary School (0.4km) show on map
  5. Newington Green Primary School (0.5km) show on map
  6. Shacklewell Primary School (0.5km) show on map
  7. The Excelsior Academy (0.5km) show on map
  8. Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form (0.6km) show on map
  9. Betty Layward Primary School (0.6km) show on map
  10. The Children's House School (0.8km) show on map
  11. William Patten Primary School (0.9km) show on map
  12. Benthal Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  13. Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  14. St Paul's Waldorf School (1.1km) show on map
  15. Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  16. Mossbourne Community Academy (1.1km) show on map
  17. The Boxing Academy AP Free School (1.1km) show on map
  18. Grazebrook Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  19. Al-Falah Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  20. Nightingale Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  21. St Joan of Arc RC Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  22. Side By Side School (1.3km) show on map
  23. Mossbourne Parkside Academy (1.3km) show on map
  24. Tawhid Boys School, Tawhid Educational Trust (1.3km) show on map
  25. Northwold Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  26. Stormont House School (1.3km) show on map
  27. Samuel Rhodes MLD School (1.3km) show on map
  28. The London Screen Academy (1.4km) show on map
  29. St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  30. Simon Marks Jewish Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  31. City of London Academy Highbury Grove (1.5km) show on map
  32. TTD Gur School (1.5km) show on map
  33. Beis Malka Girls' School (1.5km) show on map
  34. Talmud Torah Chaim Meirim Wiznitz School (1.6km) show on map
  35. St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  36. Jubilee Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  37. T T T Y Y School (1.6km) show on map
  38. Highbury Fields School (1.6km) show on map
  39. Talmud Torah Yetev Lev (1.6km) show on map
  40. Hackney New Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  41. Gillespie Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  42. Gayhurst Community School (1.7km) show on map
  43. Queensbridge Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  44. Waterside Academy (1.7km) show on map
  45. North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School (1.7km) show on map
  46. Ohr Emes (1.7km) show on map
  47. Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre (1.8km) show on map
  48. Tayyibah Girls' School (1.8km) show on map
  49. Clapton Girls' Academy (1.8km) show on map
  50. Holmleigh Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  51. Beis Aharon School (1.9km) show on map
  52. The Olive School, Hackney (1.9km) show on map
  53. Parkwood Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  54. Canonbury Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  55. Drayton Park Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  56. Millfields Community School (1.9km) show on map
  57. Beis Trana Girls' School (1.9km) show on map
  58. Rotherfield Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  59. Rosemary Works School (1.9km) show on map
  60. London Scandinavian School (2.0km) show on map
  61. Wiznitz Cheder School (2.0km) show on map
  62. Southwold Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  63. Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre (2.0km) show on map
  64. Lubavitch House School (Senior Girls) (2.0km) show on map
  65. Lubavitch Girls Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  66. St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  67. William Tyndale Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  68. The Courtyard Islington (2.1km) show on map
  69. Beis Chinuch Lebonos Girls School (2.1km) show on map
  70. Beis Ruchel D'Satmar London (2.1km) show on map
  71. St John and St James CofE Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  72. The Urswick School (2.1km) show on map
  73. The New North Academy (2.1km) show on map
  74. The Bridge Academy (2.1km) show on map
  75. Beis Rochel D'satmar School (2.1km) show on map
  76. Leaways School (2.1km) show on map
  77. City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park (2.1km) show on map
  78. Morningside Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  79. Lubavitch Boys' Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  80. The City Academy, Hackney (2.2km) show on map
  81. Laycock Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  82. Harrington Hill Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  83. Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass School (2.2km) show on map
  84. Beis Yaakov Girls School (2.2km) show on map
  85. Shoreditch Park Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  86. St Mary's CofE Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  87. Rushmore Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  88. Yesodey Hatorah School (2.2km) show on map
  89. All Saints Catholic High School (2.2km) show on map
  90. Yesodey Hatorah Girls School (2.3km) show on map
  91. Clockhouse Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  92. Blossom Rose School (2.3km) show on map
  93. The Yews School (2.3km) show on map
  94. Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School (2.3km) show on map
  95. Bnois Jerusalem Girls School (2.3km) show on map
  96. Beis Rochel d'Satmar Girls' School (2.3km) show on map
  97. Vishnitz Girls School (2.3km) show on map
  98. Hoxton Garden Primary (2.3km) show on map
  99. St Mary Magdalene Academy (2.3km) show on map
  100. Woodberry Down Community Primary School (2.3km) show on map
Note: If school locations don't appear on the map then try zooming out

Associated Schools

Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

 | Copyright © 2026 |