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The Courtyard Islington

Free school in London N7 8LT

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  • School Reference Number: 139418
  • Address: Holloway Road, Islington, London N7 8LT
  • Headteacher: Headteacher Deborah Shepherd
  • Telephone: 020 3859 6350
  • Website: smmathecourtyard.org
  • Managing Organisation: Diocese of London
  • Type: Free Schools
  • Sub-Type: Free schools special
  • Phase: Not applicable
  • Pupil Capacity: 72
  • Local Education Authority: Islington
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 13 to 19
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: September 2013* (New Provision)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 09/05/2017

Rating published on 07/06/2017

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Sixth form provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
21 February 2023 27 April 2023 School inspection
9 May 2017 7 June 2017 Full inspection Good
25 January 2016 23 February 2016 Monitoring visit
28 April 2015 21 May 2015 Full inspection Requires Improvement

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Unique Reference Number139418
Local Authority Code206
Local Authority NameIslington
Establishment Number7000
School / College NameThe Courtyard Islington
Establishment Type Code36
Establishment typeFree schools special
Establishment Type Group Code11
Establishment Type GroupFree Schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code06
Reason establishment openedNew Provision
Open date02-09-2013
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 0
Phase of educationNot applicable
Age range Low13
Age range High19
Boarders Code0
BoardersNot applicable
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosNone
Diocese Code9999
Diocese
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity72
Special Classes Code9
Special classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils67
Number of Boys42
Number of Girls25
Percentage Free School Meals59.30
Trust School Flag Code5
Trust School Flag Supported by a single-academy trust
Trusts Code4738
Academy trust or TrustTHE COURTYARD ISLINGTON
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorDiocese of London
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10041657
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date28-11-2024
StreetHolloway Road
LocalityIslington
Address3
TownLondon
County (name)
PostcodeN7 8LT
Websitewww.smmathecourtyard.org
Telephone02038596350
Headteacher/Principal titleHeadteacher
Headteacher/Principal first nameDeborah
Headteacher/Principal last nameShepherd
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provision
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providers
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionResourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll69
Resourced provision capacity72
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeH
Government Office RegionLondon
District CodeE09000019
DistrictIslington
Ward CodeE05013708
WardLaycock
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001306
Parliamentary ConstituencyIslington South and Finsbury
Urban/Rural CodeA1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
GSS LA CodeE09000019
Easting531371
Northing184941
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Islington 013
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Islington 013D
Inspectorate NameOfsted
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN5300047749
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02000566
LSOA CodeE01002795
Free School Meals16
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN139418
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/139418
LAESTAB2067000
School nameThe Courtyard Islington
Ofsted phaseSpecial
Type of educationFree School Special
School open date02/09/2013
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosNone
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionLondon
RegionLondon
Local authorityIslington
Parliamentary constituencyIslington South and Finsbury
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UID2914
Academy sponsor nameDiocese of London
PostcodeN7 8LT
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile5
Total number of pupils67
Statutory lowest age13
Statutory highest age19
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10255522
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection139418
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection2067000
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionThe Courtyard Islington
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionFree School Special
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection1
Date of latest ungraded inspection22/02/2023
Ungraded inspection publication date26/04/2023
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10031725
Inspection typeRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Inspection type groupingRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date09/05/2017
Publication date07/06/2017
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection139418
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection2067000
School name at time of latest graded inspectionThe Courtyard Islington
School type at time of latest graded inspectionFree School Special
Current school type used for chart C6Free school
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionGood
Previous inspection numberITS450274
Previous inspection start date28/04/2015
Previous publication date21/05/2015
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection139418
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection2067000
School name at time of previous graded inspectionThe Courtyard Islington
School type at time of previous graded inspectionFree School Special
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionGood

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