John F Kennedy Special School

State-Funded School

john-f-kennedy-special-school-newham-london

LondonRegion

NewhamLocal Authority

Stratford and BowConstituency

E15 4RZPostcode

9.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

John F Kennedy Special School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 4–19, located in Newham, London.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 201 pupils. John F Kennedy Special School is part of Learning in Harmony Multi Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

12%

Asian

50%

Black

24%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

201

Total Pupils

72%Boys

28%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

75%

England average

27%

First language not English

48%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 4 – 19
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 201
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Learning in Harmony Multi Academy Trust

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 30 November 2022. 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
24 May 2017	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.