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Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children

4 Wollstonecraft Street, Kings Cross, London, N1C 4BT

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OfstedNo overall grade

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedNo overall grade
Attendance (2024/25)91.4%
Attainment (2024/25)0% met expected standard (KS2)
Roll vs capacityNot compared for this type of school
Pupils40

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

No overall grade

New inspection format: no single overall grade.

Monitoring visit confirmed the previous Outstanding overall grade. See the full report for latest area judgements.

Report published 27 Jun 2023.

Inspection history

  • Latest ungradedSchool remains Outstanding
  • Previous gradedOutstanding

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in N1C. Where we have them, council (Camden) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
40
Free school meals
47.5%
9.6% above district average (37.9%)

Also: Camden 49.5% · England 49.2%

SEN
100%
51.7% above district average (48.3%)

Also: Camden 88.8% · England 99.9%

EAL
100%
42.9% above district average (57.1%)
Attendance
91.4% Autumn and spring 2024/25
2.1% below district average (93.5%)

Also: Camden 84.2% · England 87.2%

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the N1C average; the darker bar is this school.

Compared with England

Persistent absence is 2024/25. Key Stage 2 is 2023/24: expected standard combined, greater depth, then reading, writing and maths. England is the state-funded average. Lower persistent absence is better.

Persistent absence2024/25

35.7%

0.5% above England (35.2%)

KS2 expected standard2023/24

0%

61% below England (61%)

Admissions

Applications and offers

Applications and offers are not published for this school in the DfE school-level data for September 2026 entry.

SourceDfE applications and offers, September 2026 entryPublished 18th of June 2026.

How full the building is

Roll versus published capacity
Not compared for this type of school
Published capacity (GIAS)
35
Pupils on roll
40

Pupils on roll compared with the capacity published in GIAS. This is about building size, not applications or offers, and it is not a guarantee of a place.

Applications and offers come from DfE. Last distance offered and catchment areas are not published nationally. Your council admissions booklet has those details.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Camden page.

SEN support

SEN %
100%
On-site provision
Special classes · HI

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Schools near Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children

Distances are in a straight line from this school. They are not catchment areas.

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Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Oct 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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