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OpenURN 100765

Greenvale School

Community special school · London · SE6 1UF

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Age range

Ages 11–19

Pupils

216

Local authority

Lewisham

Age range

Ages 1119

05111619

Provision snapshot

Based on official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • BoardingNo boarders
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community special school, Ages 11–19, in London, Lewisham, 216 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 55.8%. SEN provision includes: VI - Visual Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder….

Open schools in London
1846
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in SE6
17
Open schools in Lewisham LA
98

Nearby schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Overview

School type
Community special school
Age range
11–19
Gender
Mixed
Status
Open
URN
100765

Location

Address
Waters Road, Catford
Postcode
SE6 1UF
Town
London
Local authority
Lewisham
District
Lewisham
Constituency
Lewisham East
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Size & intake

Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.

Pupils on roll
216
Boys / girls
147 / 69
Free school meals
55.8%
FSM pupils
82
Gender
Mixed

School characteristics

Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Boarding
No boarders
Governance
Community special school

SEN & specialist provision

SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
VI - Visual Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Katie Denton
Telephone
02084650740

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Ofsted

Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.

Headline

School remains Outstanding

Inspection date

2024-01-18

Read the Ofsted report

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Attainment 8
0.0
Progress 8
-1.6
English & maths grade 5+
0%
English & maths grade 4+
0%
EBacc entry
0%
EBacc APS
0.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Pupil absence rates from DfE pupil absence in schools in England. Persistent absence means 10% or more of sessions missed; severe absence means 50% or more. Lower figures are better.

Academic year 2023/24

Overall absence

11.1%

Persistent absence

37.3%

Unauthorised

0.8%

Authorised absence
10.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
5.3%
Enrolments in measure
150

Recent years

2022/23
Overall 11.6% · Persistent 32.2%
2021/22
Overall 12.9% · Persistent 40.8%

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England