Brent Knoll School

State-Funded School

brent-knoll-school-lewisham-london

LondonRegion

LewishamLocal Authority

Lewisham West and East DulwichConstituency

SE23 2QUPostcode

0.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Brent Knoll School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 4–17, located in Lewisham, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 181 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 0.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.04

Ethnicity

White

37%

Asian

Black

40%

Mixed

12%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

181

Total Pupils

79%Boys

21%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

58%

England average

27%

First language not English

18%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 4 – 17
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 181
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Improved significantly

Ungraded inspection on 28 November 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
7 Sept 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.