Park House School, London

Special
Other independent special school
Mixed
Ages 411

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Matthew Le Blanc
Pupils:54 / 56 capacity
LA:Wandsworth
Phone:02030319700
Address:48 North Side, Wandsworth Common, London, SW18 2SL
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:3 March 2003

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 months ago

Report card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)

Achievement
Strong Standard
Behaviour
Strong Standard
Personal Development
Exceptional
Leadership
Strong Standard
Inspected 2 June 2026View full report
URN:134145
UKPRN:10027401
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Battersea
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Park House School excels at creating a safe, calm environment where pupils with complex needs feel secure and supported. Staff have exceptional understanding of each child's individual needs and use this to help pupils develop communication, independence and confidence. The school transforms lives for many families, with parents reporting substantial improvements in their child's behaviour, regulation and family life.

Key Strengths

  • Highly personalised approach to inclusion that removes barriers to learning and helps pupils thrive
  • Multidisciplinary team (teachers, therapists, behaviour analysts, support staff) working together seamlessly
  • Staff understanding of communication, sensory and emotional needs is exceptional
  • Clear progress in communication and self-regulation from individual starting points
  • Calm, purposeful school culture with excellent behaviour management through understanding behaviour as communication

Areas for Improvement

  • Progression is not equally well defined across all pathways and subject areas, especially for pupils working at more advanced levels
  • Learning does not build as coherently over time as it could in subject-specific knowledge

Safeguarding

Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified, acted upon and managed.

Extracurricular Activities

Community visits, performances, family events, practical activities, swimming, shopping skills practice

Park House School is a special school where all pupils have complex special educational needs and/or disabilities. The school has been rated as providing exceptional inclusion support with strong standards across achievement, attendance, behaviour, curriculum, leadership and personal development.

At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

Wandsworth Town Station (Entrance)
679m · 11 min walk
Wandsworth Town Rail Station
716m · 12 min walk

Bus Stops

Marcilly Road (Stop H)
20m · 0 min walk
Spencer Road Clapham Junction (Stop SD)
216m · 4 min walk
Alexander Court (Stop G)
234m · 4 min walk
Spencer Park (Stop N)
304m · 5 min walk
Brussels Road (Stop SA)
314m · 5 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

96%

Near capacity

54 pupils

56 capacity

2 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - London

Medium pressure
New homes approved:104,823
Projected new pupils:18,868

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for London

Admissions Demand - Wandsworth

Low demand1.04x oversubscription

Places available

2,095

Applications

2,182

Got 1st preference

64.3%

Got preferred school

92.9%

Secondary admissions across Wandsworth (2025/26)

Inspection History(7)

2 June 2026Report card
Achievement
Behaviour
Personal Development
Leadership
16 May 2023
4 December 2018

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