Social Arts for Education
Social Arts for Education is an independent special school in for boys and girls aged 11 to 19. It has 21 pupils and room for 25.
253 Eltham High Street, London, SE9 1TY020 8850 3286safeschoolbexley.co.ukMiss Ruth McWeeney headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
4 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
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.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 5% | 8% | 16% | 26% | 40% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 96% | 92% | 84% | 74% | 60% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 300 m | 447 | Outstanding 2022 | 98 | Compare |
| St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School | Academy | 300 m | 637 | Good 2022 | 86 | Compare |
| Eltham Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 460 m | 450 | Good 2022 | 91 | Compare |
| Leigh Stationers' Academy | Academy | 920 m | 1,764 | Good 2023 | 69 | Compare |
| StreetVibes Media Academy | Independent | 940 m | 13 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Gordon Primary School | Council | 0.6 miles | 439 | Good 2023 | 84 | Compare |
| Serenity School Eltham | Independent | 0.7 miles | 143 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Eltham Hill School | Council | 0.7 miles | 1,350 | Good 2024 | 69 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Social Arts for Education a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Social Arts for Education yet.
How many pupils does Social Arts for Education have?
21 pupils aged 11 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 25 places, so it is 84% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 253 Eltham High Street, London, SE9 1TY
- Telephone
- 020 8850 3286
- Website
- www.safeschoolbexley.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Miss Ruth McWeeney
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Ward
- Eltham Town & Avery Hill
- Constituency
- Eltham and Chislehurst
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 7 August 2019 (new provision)
- URN
- 147199 · LAESTAB 2036006
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.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- 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.