New Woodlands School

State-Funded School

new-woodlands-school-lewisham-london

LondonRegion

LewishamLocal Authority

Lewisham EastConstituency

BR1 5PDPostcode

0.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

New Woodlands School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 5–16, located in Lewisham, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 101 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 1.4
EBacc average point score: 0.12

Ethnicity

White

48%

Black

22%

Mixed

31%

Pupils

101

Total Pupils

83%Boys

17%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

80%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 5 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 101
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

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

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 5 December 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
3 Jun 2019	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.