The Avenue School
0.6 miles116 pupils
Independent · Special school · Brent
Mapesbury School
Independent special school · Ages 7 to 17 · Mixed · 23 pupils
At a glance
- Type
- Independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 17
- Gender
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 23 census January 2024
- Capacity
- 54
- Head
- Adam De Vecchi
- Address
- 228 Walm Lane, London, NW2 3BS
- Borough
- Brent
- Telephone
- 02045524652
- DfE reference (URN)
- 151476
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
Admissions
Places at special schools are normally arranged through a child's Education, Health and Care Plan, with the local authority naming the school. Speak to your borough's special educational needs team rather than applying on the general admissions form.
Inspection
Ofsted report card, inspected 3 February 2026
Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade. The report card grades each area on a five-point scale.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Safeguarding standards: Met.
Independent School Standards, checked 3 February 2026: All standards Met
Source: Ofsted, Management information - non-association independent schools - as at 31 July 2026: most recent inspections data as at 31 July 2026 · most recent inspections as at 2026-07-31 · last checked 9 October 2026
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