Kestrel House School
0.7 miles40 pupils
State-funded · Special school · Islington
The Bridge Keystone
Special free school · Ages 4 to 19 · Mixed · 56 pupils
At a glance
- Type
- Special free school (state-funded)
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 56 census January 2026
- Capacity
- 90
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Head
- Mr Elliot Blackmore
- Trust
- THE BRIDGE MAT LTD
- Address
- Duncombe Road, London, N19 3DL
- Borough
- Islington
- Telephone
- 02076191000
- DfE reference (URN)
- 143702
- Website
- thebridgetrust.academy
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 graded inspection, 22 February 2022: overall effectiveness at that inspection was Good
Ofsted stopped giving state schools a single overall grade in September 2024. This grade dates from the inspection shown; it is not a current rating.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026
Results
National test and exam measures are not shown for special schools. Most pupils are not entered for them, so the published figures (often 0%) say nothing about the school.
Pupils and context
- Eligible for free school meals
- 75% January 2026
- English as an additional language
- 9.8%
- Receiving SEN support
- 0%
- With an Education, Health and Care Plan
- 100%
- Girls / boys
- 14% / 86%
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25
Attendance and staffing
- Overall absence
- 19.6% 2024/25
- Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)
- 42.6%
- Pupils per teacher
- 6.5 2025/26
Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026
Nearby schools
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