Gladesmore Community School

Gladesmore Community School is a highly effective and inclusive school where respect underpins daily life. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), feel part of the Gladesmore family, are kept safe, and behave calmly and orderly. The curriculum is broad, well sequenced and often exceeds national expectations, supported by strong teaching, a high priority on reading and highly effective support for pupils with SEND. Personal development is extensive, with a carefully planned PSHE programme, strong mental health support and an innovative careers curriculum that raises pupils’ aspirations. Leadership and governance are strong. Leaders responded carefully to published outcomes in 2023 by analysing contributing factors and introducing bespoke tutoring, while staff report that workload is well managed and professional development is strong. Safeguarding arrangements are effective. This was the school’s first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic and its first section 5 inspection since 2013, following a period of exemption; the current headteacher took up post in September 2022. No significant weaknesses were identified in the report.

Strengths

• Respectful, inclusive community where all pupils, including those with SEND, feel part of the Gladesmore family
• Pupils are kept safe and staff respond swiftly and effectively to concerns
• Pupils are excellent ambassadors and older pupils act as role models for younger peers
• Broad, well-sequenced curriculum frequently exceeds national expectations and reflects the school community’s diversity
• Teachers are well trained, present information clearly and check pupils’ understanding effectively
• Pupils with SEND flourish through swift identification and highly effective, regularly reviewed support
• Reading is a high priority, with well-resourced libraries and skilful support for pupils needing extra help
• Consistently high expectations of behaviour result in calm and orderly pupils in and outside lessons
• Carefully thought-out PSHE programme and extensive mental health support help pupils stay safe
• Innovative careers curriculum provides strong links with employers and education providers, raising aspiration
• Leadership and governance provide highly effective challenge and support, including careful analysis and bespoke tutoring
• Staff are proud to work at the school and feel workload is well managed with strong professional development
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Gladesmore Community School attended 90.6% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 32.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 10.7% of pupils at Gladesmore Community School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Gladesmore Community School had 13.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.0% of pupils at Gladesmore Community School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 5.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Gladesmore Community School received £11,232 and spent £10,724 for each of its 1,214 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,147,000 (£945 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Gladesmore Community School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Gladesmore Community School is Outstanding, from an inspection in December 2024.

When was Gladesmore Community School last inspected by Ofsted?

Gladesmore Community School was last inspected in December 2024.

How many pupils does Gladesmore Community School have?

Gladesmore Community School has 1,206 pupils on roll.

What age range does Gladesmore Community School cover?

Gladesmore Community School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Gladesmore Community School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 46.5, and 44% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Gladesmore Community School?

Gladesmore Community School is at Crowland Road, Tottenham, London, N15 6EB.