Horizon Academy
Special schoolHorizon Academy is a special school in Newham, for pupils aged 5 to 16. It had 78 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), November 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 2 November 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Horizon Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 76% in Newham and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Horizon Academy was 9.4, against 51.3 in Newham and 46.2 in England.
5.9% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Newham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 76% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 16% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 90 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 89 | 108 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Newham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 9.4 | 51.3 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 5.9% | 54.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 5.9% | 72% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 17 | – | – |
- Horizon Academy teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Oliver Thomas Nursery SchoolNursery. Outstanding (overall), July 2024160 m
- Nelson Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2022. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)380 m
- Langdon AcademyAll-through. Improved significantly, October 2024. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)390 m
- Vicarage Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), June 2023. 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)450 m
- St Michael's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)550 m
- Newham Collegiate Sixth Form Centre, City of London AcademySixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file700 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Newham
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).