Newhaven Pupil Referral Unit
Newhaven Pupil Referral Unit is a pupil referral unit in London for boys and girls aged 11 to 19. It has 207 pupils. About 43 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2025, no overall grade.
Newhaven Gardens, Eltham, Greenwich, London, SE9 6HR020 8859 3114newhavenschool.co.ukMs Amanda Steenkamp headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 29 April 2025, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 21 November 2019 | Ungraded | School remains Good |
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 Greenwich council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (139), Autistic spectrum disorder (53), Specific learning difficulty (13), language and communications needs (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 207 | 191 | 172 | 166 | 144 | 125 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 44% | 41% | 35% | 24% | 25% | 34% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 3% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 5% | 3% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 63% | 62% | 61% | 54% | 58% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 36% | 37% | 39% | 44% | 42% |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 58 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 51%, compared with 53% for everyone else.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 52% | 51% | 46% |
| Education | 45% | 49% | 43% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Not in education, work or training | 17% | 19% | 34% |
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 primary 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henwick Primary School | Council | 350 m | 332 | Good 2024 | 77 | Compare |
| Ealdham Primary School | Council | 410 m | 455 | Report card 2026 | 47 | Compare |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 450 m | 201 | Good 2023 | 60 | Compare |
| Wize Up | Independent | 500 m | 46 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Haimo Primary School | Council | 600 m | 351 | Good 2024 | 62 | Compare |
| Leigh Academy Halley | Academy | 960 m | 987 | Report card 2025 | 83 | Compare |
| Thomas Tallis School | Council | 980 m | 2,092 | Good 2024 | 39 | Compare |
| Harris Academy Greenwich | Academy | 0.6 miles | 1,138 | Outstanding 2022 | 79 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Newhaven Pupil Referral Unit a good school?
Newhaven Pupil Referral Unit doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it not judged at its last inspection in April 2025.
What is Newhaven Pupil Referral Unit's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Newhaven Pupil Referral Unit not judged at its last full inspection on 29 April 2025.
How many pupils does Newhaven Pupil Referral Unit have?
207 pupils aged 11 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026.
Does Newhaven Pupil Referral Unit 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
- Newhaven Gardens, Eltham, Greenwich, London, SE9 6HR
- Telephone
- 020 8859 3114
- Website
- www.newhavenschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Ms Amanda Steenkamp
- Type of school
- Pupil referral unit (Pupil referral unit, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 11-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Ward
- Eltham Page
- Constituency
- Eltham and Chislehurst
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 100103 · LAESTAB 2031101 · UKPRN 10016844
- Formerly
- Briset Centre, Foxhill Centre, Kings Park Centre, Westcombe Centre
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.
- 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.