School WiselyBeta

Buxlow School[1]

Special · ages 4–11

Open in the map

Headline results

Special schools' results are not shown as headlines: they are not comparable with mainstream schools'.

Results

No published data for this school.

Ofsted

Inspected by
Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI)[2]

ISI inspection

Inspection
June 2026[3]
Framework
Framework from September 2023[3]
Leadership and governance
Standards met[3]
Quality of education
Standards met[3]
Health and wellbeing
Standards met[3]
Social and economic education
Standards met[3]
Safeguarding
Standards met[3]

Quality of education

  • ISI recommended: The school should ensure curriculum planning clearly identifies the knowledge and skills pupils should develop over time.
  • ISI recommended: The school should ensure teaching is planned and adapted to provide appropriate challenge for pupils ready for more demanding learning.

Social and economic education

  • ISI recommended: The school should broaden pupils’ understanding of services and institutions in British society to prepare them for participation.

Previous ISI inspections: 2023, 2019, 2016, 2013 (2023 report, 2019 report, 2016 report, 2013 report).

ISI's page for this school

Findings of the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), restated in our own words: not ISI's wording. Read the full report on ISI's website.

Competition to get in

No published data for this school.

Character & practicalities

Type
Other independent special school[1]
Ages
4–11[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Sixth form
No[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
48[1]
Local authority
Brent[1]
Website
http://www.buxlowschool.org.uk[1]
Nursery classes
No Nursery Classes[2]
Special classes
Has Special Classes[2]
Section 41 (can be named in an EHC plan)
Not approved[2]
District
Brent[4]
Postcode
HA9 7QJ[1]
URN
101569[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
40 2024/25[5]
SEN support
17.5% 2024/25[5]
EHC plan
17.5% 2024/25[5]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
0% 2024/25[5]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments (independent schools' inspectorate and provision). Period 2026-10-17, published 2026-10-17. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Independent Schools Inspectorate: School inspection report, Buxlow School, June 2026. Period 2026-10-17. Licence: all-rights-reserved (restated only, D71).
  4. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.