Lindon Bennett School, Feltham

Ofsted's report card from its 7 July 2026 inspection grades Lindon Bennett School on 7 areas: 4 strong standard and 3 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils are very well prepared for their next stages in education."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders have developed a carefully tailored curriculum that combines education goals, therapeutic support and specific adaptations to meet pupils' needs."

Early years - Strong standard. "Leaders have established ambitious early years provision that is focused on enabling every child to reach their full potential."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders prioritise equality of opportunity for pupils across the school's work."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have strengthened the school's strategic approach to encouraging regular attendance, resulting in improving attendance rates that are broadly in line with those seen in similar special schools."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have successfully overseen a period of significant review and change, identifying priorities for improvement accurately."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Pupils' personal, social and emotional development is woven through all aspects of school life and shapes the support pupils receive."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to develop the consistent use of newly introduced systems, such as for the recording of attendance and assessment, to further strengthen their strategic oversight of all aspects of the school's work"; "Leaders should implement their plans for further specialist resources and training to support the delivery of personal, social, health and economic education, including relationships and sex education".

In its own words: "Lindon Bennett is a primary school for children with severe or profound and multiple learning difficulties, some of whom also have an additional diagnosis of autism. We cater for children from 3 to 11 years old and there are currently 192 pupils on roll across both of our sites."

The nearest other special schools to Lindon Bennett School are The Rise Free School (1.1 miles, Good); Maypole School (1.3 miles, Good); Great Oaks Charitable Trust T/A Great Oaks College (1.7 miles, Outstanding); and Hopescourt School (2.3 miles).

23.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, and 56.6% speak English as an additional language, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (31%), White British (19%) and other ethnic groups (17%).

In 2026, 16 pupils (8.8%) received SEN support and 166 (91.2%) had an education, health and care plan. The most common need among them is autism.

Lindon Bennett School provides for pupils with autism, severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties.

The nearest railway station is Kempton Park Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is McCarthy Road, 110 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 226 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hounslow (388).

In 2024/25, Lindon Bennett School issued 2 suspensions, 1.1 for every 100 pupils, and no permanent exclusions.