Madaniyah Foundation, London
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 6 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Madaniyah Foundation creates a happy, safe environment where children thrive. Staff know each child and their family extremely well, providing warm, caring relationships and tailored support. The school excels at developing children's communication skills, reading ability, and emotional wellbeing, preparing them brilliantly for their next stage of learning.
Key Strengths
- Strong focus on communication and language development through high-quality interactions and meaningful conversations
- Effective phonics teaching that builds children's confidence in reading and spelling
- Inclusive approach with thoughtful, bespoke support for children with additional needs or vulnerabilities
- Positive behaviour management creating a warm, caring environment where children treat each other kindly
- Dedicated leadership committed to children's wellbeing and happiness
Areas for Improvement
- Some children are asked to write before developing the physical skills (muscle control) needed
- Some activities lack clarity about learning intentions, reducing teaching effectiveness
- Approach to identifying and targeting learning gaps could be more systematic
- Occasional missed opportunities for children to develop resilience and independence
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and all legal requirements are fulfilled.
Extracurricular Activities
Festival celebrations from different cultures, role play activities exploring life in different countries, singing performances, story re-enactment, voting on activities
Madaniyah Foundation is an early years setting where children aged 3-5 make sustained progress across all areas of learning. The school has met safeguarding standards and is judged to be at the expected standard overall.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
81%
Available places
39 pupils
48 capacity
9 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for London
Admissions Demand - Newham
Places available
4,545
Applications
3,943
Got 1st preference
70.5%
Got preferred school
96.6%
Secondary admissions across Newham (2025/26)
Inspection History(12)
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Pupil Demographics
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