Dunraven School

Dunraven School, which has not been inspected in nearly a decade, has received a commendable 'good' rating overall, with some areas marked as outstanding. The school boasts a broad and engaging curriculum that caters to a diverse student body, including those with special educational needs. Pupils show high levels of respect for one another and enjoy a wealth of extracurricular opportunities that enrich their educational experience, from trips abroad to various clubs and activities. The leadership team maintains a strong focus on personal development, ensuring that students are well-equipped for future endeavors.

Strengths

• Strong focus on treating all pupils fairly and equally.
• Ambitious all-through curriculum designed to build knowledge over time.
• High-quality support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Outstanding personal development and character education programme.
• Exceptional range of extracurricular activities and enrichment opportunities.
• Effective strategies in place for managing pupil behaviour.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent teaching sometimes fails to clarify pupils' misunderstandings.

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 Dunraven School attended 91.9% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 24.6% 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, 0.7% of pupils at Dunraven 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 Dunraven School had 15.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.6% 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, 15.3% of pupils at Dunraven School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has resourced provision with 8 pupils.

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 2024–25 Dunraven School received £9,881 and spent £9,723 for each of its 1,798 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £2,540,000 (£1,412 per pupil).

Across all 4 schools of The Dunraven Educational Trust, income was £10,214 and spending £10,167 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Dunraven School is part of The Dunraven Educational Trust, which runs 4 schools. The nearest others:

• The Elmgreen School London
• Rosendale Primary School London
• Van Gogh Primary London

What is Dunraven School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Dunraven School is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Dunraven School last inspected by Ofsted?

Dunraven School was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Dunraven School have?

Dunraven School has 1,744 pupils on roll.

What age range does Dunraven School cover?

Dunraven School for pupils aged 4 to 18.

What are Dunraven School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 49.6, and 46% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

What are Dunraven School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Dunraven School?

Dunraven School is at 94-98 Leigham Court Road, London, SW16 2QB.