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Willow Dene School
Academy special converter · Plumstead · SE18 2JD
Ages 2–19 · 315 pupils · Greenwich
Ofsted
Outstanding
Overall absence
12.0%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Outstanding
Inspection date
2022-11-02
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)0%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence12.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)33.6%
Unauthorised0.3%
- Authorised absence
- 11.7%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 6.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 265
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill119%
315 pupils · 264 places
- Pupils on roll
- 315
- Boys / girls
- 206 / 109
- School capacity
- 264
- Capacity fill
- 315 / 264 (119%)
- Free school meals
- 58.9%
- FSM pupils
- 168
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy special converter
Age range
Ages 2–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
4 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE COMPASS PARTNERSHIP OF SCHOOLS
- Academy trust
- THE COMPASS PARTNERSHIP OF SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Ms Rachel Harrison
Location
- Address
- Swingate Lane
- Postcode
- SE18 2JD
- Town
- Plumstead
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- District
- Greenwich
- Constituency
- Erith and Thamesmead
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy special converter, Ages 2–19, in Plumstead, Greenwich, 315 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, sixth form, academy, special school. Free school meals: 58.9%.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Timbercroft Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
London · SE18 2SG · Greenwich
Ages 3–11
- KS267%
- Absence5.2%
- FSM26.6%
- Demand0.82
0.3 miles away
Rockliffe Manor Primary School
Ofsted: Improved significantlyAcademy converter · Primary
London · SE18 2NP · Greenwich
Ages 3–11
- KS277%
- Absence6.7%
- FSM46.3%
- Demand0.83
0.4 miles away
Greenslade Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
London · SE18 2QQ · Greenwich
Ages 4–11
- KS268%
- Absence5.3%
- FSM14.6%
- Demand1.80
0.5 miles away
East Wickham Primary Academy
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy converter · Primary
Welling · DA16 3BP · Bexley
Ages 3–11
- KS269%
- Absence4.7%
- FSM35.2%
- Demand0.95
0.6 miles away
Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy converter · Primary
Welling · DA16 2ST · Bexley
Ages 3–11
- KS288%
- Absence3.5%
- FSM2.1%
- Demand1.23
0.7 miles away
Plumstead Manor School
Ofsted: Requires improvementCommunity school · Secondary
London · SE18 1QF · Greenwich
Ages 11–19
- Att836.2
- P8-0.7
- EM5+30%
- Absence10.7%
0.7 miles away
Plumcroft Primary School
Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 NextCommunity school · Primary
London · SE18 3HW · Greenwich
Ages 3–11
- KS272%
- Absence6.1%
- FSM30.1%
- Demand0.93
0.8 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Ms Rachel Harrison
- Telephone
- 02088549841