Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children

State-Funded School

frank-barnes-school-for-deaf-children-camden-london

LondonRegion

CamdenLocal Authority

Holborn and St PancrasConstituency

N1C 4BTPostcode

9.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children is a state-funded special for pupils aged 2–11, located in Camden, London.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 40 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

30%

Asian

13%

Black

25%

Mixed

30%

Any other group

Pupils

Total Pupils

45%Boys

55%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

48%

England average

27%

First language not English

100%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 40
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Outstanding

Ungraded inspection on 11 May 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
17 Jul 2012	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.