Special school in London, Ealing
Castlebar School
Hathaway Gardens, Ealing, London, W13 0DH
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 21 January 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Exam results
Special schools serve pupils whose needs the standard measures were not designed to describe, so results are not shown or ranked here.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 193
- Places
- 192
- How full
- Full — 193 pupils against 192 places
- Girls / boys
- 44 / 149
- Overall absence
- 6%
- Persistently absent
- 18%
England 5.8%
England 14.7% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 48%
- English as an additional language
- 46%
- With an EHC plan
- 100%
- On SEN support
- 0%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Ealing 018C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 32%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 23%
- Households owning their home
- 21%
- Households in social housing
- 55%
- Households with no car
- 46%
- Adults economically inactive
- 39%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Community special school
- Phase
- Special
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Jon Bailey
- Local authority
- Ealing
- Ward
- Pitshanger
- Constituency
- Ealing North
- URN
- 101966
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest special schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springhallow SchoolCommunity special school | Good 2024 | — | 0.4 mi |
| Insights Independent SchoolOther independent special school | No grade | — | 0.8 mi |
| St Ann's SchoolCommunity special school | Outstanding 2023 | — | 1 mi |
| Mandeville SchoolCommunity special school | No grade | — | 1.9 mi |
| Belvue SchoolCommunity special school | No grade | — | 2.1 mi |
| The Corner SchoolOther independent special school | No grade | — | 2.1 mi |
| Blooming Tree SchoolOther independent special school | No grade | — | 2.5 mi |
| The Sybil Elgar SchoolOther independent special school | No grade | — | 2.5 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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