Side by side
The Courtyard Islington and The Garden School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- The Courtyard Islington takes ages 13 to 19; The Garden School takes ages 4 to 18.
- The Courtyard Islington has 76 pupils; The Garden School has 204.
- The two schools are 1.3 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | The Courtyard Islington | The Garden School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Special free school DfE register | State-funded: Community special school DfE register |
| Ages | 13 to 19 DfE register | 4 to 18 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 76 DfE register | 204 DfE register |
| Borough | Islington DfE register | Hackney DfE register |
| Boarding | Not published | No DfE register |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 22 February 2023: School remains Good Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 3 December 2024 Ofsted |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 100% (left 2022/23) DfE | 100% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 56.7% DfE register | 68% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 19.1% school census 2024/25 | 37.2% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 0% school census 2024/25 | 0% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 4 DfE workforce census | 7.9 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 19.1% DfE, 2024/25 | 9.2% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.