Willow Dene School

State-Funded School

willow-dene-school-greenwich-london

LondonRegion

GreenwichLocal Authority

Erith and ThamesmeadConstituency

SE18 2JDPostcode

9.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Willow Dene School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 2–19, located in Greenwich, London.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 315 pupils. Willow Dene School is part of The Compass Partnership of Schools.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

32%

Asian

12%

Black

35%

Mixed

15%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

315

Total Pupils

65%Boys

35%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

57%

England average

27%

First language not English

29%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 2 – 19
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 315
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: The Compass Partnership of Schools

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
13 Dec 2022	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
19 Nov 2012	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.