Greenvale School
Greenvale School is a council special school in London for boys and girls aged 11 to 19. It has 216 pupils. About 56 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2023.
Waters Road, Catford, London, SE6 1UF020 8465 0740greenvaleschool.co.ukMrs Katie Denton headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 24 November 2023 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Outstanding overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
25 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | Lewisham | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 25 | 20 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 11 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | – | 0.0 | – | – | – | – | 47.7 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | -1.62 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | – | 0% | – | – | – | – | 46% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | – | 0% | – | – | – | – | 64% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | – | 0.00 | – | – | – | – | 4.39 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | – | 0% | – | – | – | – | 56% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | – | 0.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | – | 0.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | 0.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Lewisham council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with autism, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties, speech, language and communication, severe learning difficulties, visual impairment.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Lewisham with autism provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Severe learning difficulty (198), Specific learning difficulty (16), Autistic spectrum disorder (2).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 216 | 214 | 214 | 199 | 173 | 140 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 57% | 55% | 58% | 53% | 53% | 52% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 37% | 33% | 28% | 31% | 26% | 28% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 1% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 1% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 99% | 98% | 98% | 99% | 99% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.0% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 9.0% | 11.1% | 11.6% | 12.9% | 26.9% | 9.4% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 8.8% | 10.3% | 10.9% | 12.2% | 26.1% | 8.8% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.6% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 33.3% | 37.3% | 32.2% | 40.8% | 83.5% | 29.1% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 27 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 100%, compared with 100% for everyone else.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers | 2019/20 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Education | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other special schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forster Park Primary School | Council | 60 m | 269 | No overall grade 2024 | 36 | Compare |
| New Woodlands School | Council | 500 m | 101 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Torridon Primary School | Council | 540 m | 632 | Good 2023 | 53 | Compare |
| Drumbeat School and ASD Service | Council | 600 m | 298 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Downderry Primary School | Council | 650 m | 477 | Outstanding 2022 | 92 | Compare |
| Haberdashers' Knights Primary | Academy | 860 m | 207 | Good 2023 | 60 | Compare |
| Bonus Pastor Catholic College | Academy | 870 m | 919 | Outstanding 2023 | 88 | Compare |
| Good Shepherd RC School | Roman Catholic | 920 m | 201 | No overall grade 2025 | 12 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Greenvale School a good school?
Greenvale School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it outstanding at its last inspection in November 2023.
What is Greenvale School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Greenvale School outstanding at its last full inspection on 24 November 2023.
How many pupils does Greenvale School have?
216 pupils aged 11 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026.
What is attendance like at Greenvale School?
Pupils were in school 91.0% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 33% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does Greenvale School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for autism, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties, speech, language and communication, severe learning difficulties, visual impairment. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
Does Greenvale School have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Waters Road, Catford, London, SE6 1UF
- Telephone
- 020 8465 0740
- Website
- www.greenvaleschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katie Denton
- Type of school
- Council special school (Community special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Ward
- Hither Green
- Constituency
- Lewisham East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 100765 · LAESTAB 2097180 · UKPRN 10015625
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.