Willow Dene School

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Nov 2 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 19 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded special school
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Greenwich
Unique reference
143595
Address
Swingate Lane, SE18 2JD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
309 (n/a of total capacity)
Boys
66.3%
Girls
33.7%
First language not English
29.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
54%
Persistent absence
34.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
1.6%
Pupil ethnicities
African 27.2%
White British 22%
Mixed 14.6%
Other White 6.1%
Other Asian 6.1%
Caribbean 4.9%
Pakistani 3.9%
Other Black 3.2%
Other 2.9%
Unclassified 2.6%
Indian 2.3%
Bangladeshi 1.3%
Chinese 1.3%
Irish 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingNo data
WritingNo data
MathsNo data
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 71%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 15%
England average 8%
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
8
5
3
Year 1
19
13
6
Year 2
26
18
8
Year 3
34
20
14
Year 4
41
32
9
Year 5
48
33
15
Year 6
39
24
15
Year 7
15
11
4
Year 8
21
13
8
Year 9
15
12
3
Year 10
11
5
6
Year 11
10
5
5
Year 12
6
1
5
Year 13
16
13
3
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
100.0%
88.7%
85.5%
Further education
0.0%
14.0%
36.9%
School sixth form
0.0%
54.0%
35.2%
Sixth form college
0.0%
20.3%
12.9%
Other education destinations
100.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
0.0%
1.1%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
0.0%
1.2%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
0.0%
5.2%
5.7%
Destination unknown
0.0%
3.8%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023