Turney Primary and Secondary Special School, London
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Sixth Form
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Turney School creates a calm, supportive environment where pupils with autism and complex needs thrive. Teachers work effectively with specialist professionals like speech and language therapists to help all pupils make good progress. The school celebrates diversity and prepares pupils well for life in modern Britain, with all Year 11 pupils progressing to further education.
Key Strengths
- Consistently good teaching across the school with effective support for new teachers
- Pupils with autism and complex needs make good progress due to collaborative work with specialists
- Strong leadership that has successfully improved the school despite staff turnover
- Good behavior and positive attitudes to learning with a calm, supportive atmosphere
- Effective use of additional funding to support eligible pupils to make similar or better progress
Areas for Improvement
- Most able pupils are not making sufficient progress and need more challenging targets
- Insufficient regular communication with parents about school changes and progress
- School does not analyze behavior records to identify patterns over time
Safeguarding
The school's work to keep pupils safe and secure is good, with pupils reporting they feel safe and attendance above average.
Extracurricular Activities
Swimming, sports activities
Turney Primary and Secondary Special School is a good school that has successfully tackled weaknesses from the last inspection, with consistently good teaching and pupils from different backgrounds achieving well. The executive headteacher, well supported by governors, has ensured that pupils make good progress from very low starting points.
At a Glance
65.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
17 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 0%. Maths has remained stable at around 0%. Writing has remained stable at around 0%.
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
161 pupils
165 capacity
4 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for London
Admissions Demand - Lambeth
Places available
2,421
Applications
2,225
Got 1st preference
64.1%
Got preferred school
92.4%
Secondary admissions across Lambeth (2025/26)
Inspection History(8)
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SEN Provision
How many pupils have special educational needs, what types of support the school provides, and how it compares to similar schools.
Pupil Demographics
The school's pupil mix - ethnicity breakdown, free school meals eligibility, and English as an additional language. Useful context when evaluating school fit.
Teachers & Staff
Teacher qualification rates, pupil-to-teacher ratio, staff turnover, and salary data. Shows how well-resourced and stable the school's workforce is.
Pupil Absence2024/25
8.20402%
Overall absence
24.28571%
Persistent absence
140
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Turney Primary and Secondary Special School
Rosendale Primary School
Judith Kerr Primary School
Alleyn's Oakfield
Dulwich Hamlet Junior School
Rosemead Preparatory School
St Jude's Church of England Primary School
Dulwich Village Church of England Infants' School
Fenstanton Primary School
Jubilee Primary School
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
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