Tuke School
Tuke School is a council special school in London for boys and girls aged 11 to 19. It has 102 pupils, 12 more than it has places for. About 67 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted visited in January 2026 and gave it a report card, which is below.
Daniel Gardens, Peckham, London, SE15 6ER020 7525 8002tukeschool.co.ukMs Heidi Tully headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted visited on 6 January 2026. Instead of one overall word, it now gives a grade for each part of school life. Read the full report on Ofsted's website.
Ofsted says these new grades can't be lined up against the old one-word grades.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 14 July 2021 | Ungraded | School remains Outstanding |
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
18 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. That usually means the year group was too small to publish without identifying 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 Southwark council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
What parents say
From Ofsted's Parent View survey: 13 parents answered in the year to 6 April 2026. Parents choose whether to fill it in, and many only do so when an inspection is coming, so don't read too much into small differences. The England figures are the average for all schools with enough answers to publish.
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, profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties.
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 Southwark with autism provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Severe learning difficulty (47), Autistic spectrum disorder (43), Profound and multiple learning difficulty (6), language and communications needs (2), Moderate learning difficulty (1), Specific learning difficulty (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 102 | 100 | 101 | 93 | 86 | 86 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 68% | 73% | 67% | 66% | 62% | 59% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 24% | 22% | 24% | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.6% 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 | 7.5% | 11.5% | 18.3% | 15.8% | 12.0% | 12.1% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 5.9% | 9.0% | 15.7% | 13.0% | 11.3% | 11.6% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 0.7% | 0.5% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 20.3% | 29.6% | 50.0% | 39.4% | 35.4% | 28.3% | 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 11 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 100%, compared with – for everyone else.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers | 2016/17 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angel Oak Academy | Academy | 60 m | 388 | Outstanding 2024 | 96 | Compare |
| The Grove Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 260 m | 79 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (Sils) | Pupil referral unit | 270 m | 40 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| St George's Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 430 m | 136 | Good 2023 | 25 | Compare |
| Spa School Camberwell | Free school | 590 m | 114 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Haymerle School | Council | 590 m | 77 | Good 2021 | – | Compare |
| Oliver Goldsmith Primary School | Council | 600 m | 358 | Good 2022 | 18 | Compare |
| Camberwell College of Arts | Miscellaneous | 710 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Tuke School a good school?
Tuke School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted's report card from January 2026 rated its teaching as needs attention.
What is Tuke School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted no longer gives schools one overall grade. When it visited on 6 January 2026 it rated teaching as needs attention, achievement as as expected, behaviour and attendance as strong, leadership as as expected.
How many pupils does Tuke School have?
102 pupils aged 11 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 90 places, so it is 113% full.
What is attendance like at Tuke School?
Pupils were in school 92.6% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 20% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
What do parents say about Tuke School?
92% of the 13 parents who answered Ofsted's Parent View survey would recommend it to other parents, and 92% say their child is happy there. Across England, 84% of parents would recommend their child's school.
Does Tuke School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for autism, multi-sensory impairment, profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
Does Tuke 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
- Daniel Gardens, Peckham, London, SE15 6ER
- Telephone
- 020 7525 8002
- Website
- www.tukeschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Ms Heidi Tully
- Type of school
- Council special school (Community special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Ward
- Peckham
- Constituency
- Peckham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 100880 · LAESTAB 2107174 · UKPRN 10015953
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.