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New Woodlands School

Community special school · Mixed · Lewisham

Shroffold Road, Bromley, BR1 5PD

Website 02086952380

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Standards maintained

No graded inspection

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

84.2%

50.4% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

101

Capacity used

Nearly full

94%

108 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Community special school
Age range
5–16
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Carlie Warner
Address
Shroffold Road, Bromley, BR1 5PD
Phone
02086952380
Local authority
Lewisham
Ward / constituency
Downham · Lewisham East
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
100763

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals80%——
English as additional language2%——
SEN support0%——
83% boys (84)17% girls (17)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

101 pupils · 108 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    05 December 2024

    Ungraded inspection

    Standards maintained
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 115 pupils

Attendance

84.2%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

15.8%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

50.4%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

4.3%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

8.3%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

31%
20/21
51%
21/22
54%
22/23
70%
23/24
50%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard0%
-62% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard0%
-75% vs England
Higher standard0%
-33% vs England

Writing

Expected standard0%
-72% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard9%
-65% vs England
Higher standard0%
-26% vs England
Average score106
+1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard0%
-73% vs England
Higher standard0%
-30% vs England

Science

Expected standard0%
-82% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

02019820230202402025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)0%61%
Higher standard0%8%

GCSE results over time

2.320231.42025

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Attainment 81.446
Grade 5+ English & maths0%46%
Grade 4+ English & maths0%65%
Entering EBacc0%40%
EBacc average point score0.124.1
Pupils in cohort14—

Results by subject

Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.

GCSE

Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.

SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 5+Grade 4+
Mathematics50%0%0%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.