Willow Dene School | All-through in Plumstead, Greenwich | Ofsted & DfE

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection

2 Nov 2022

Outstanding

Inspection outcome

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour and attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership and management

Outstanding

Early years provision

Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

2 reports

5 Dec 2019

School inspection

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6 Jul 2017

Academy conversion letter

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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

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Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

No published headline results for this school.

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06

Overall happy

100%

Would recommend

98%

Responses

All questions13

Strongly agree
Agree
Neither
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Don't know

Q1. My child is happy at this school

100%

89%

11%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

97%

77%

20%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

98%

66%

32%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

16%

77%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

100%

70%

30%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

63%

43%

20%

34%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

93%

61%

32%

Q9. My child does well at this school

96%

66%

30%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

100%

80%

20%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

98%

66%

32%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

77%

45%

32%

18%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

96%

73%

23%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

98%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

309

cap. 264

309282255

'21'22'23'24'25

Pupil : teacher ratio

7.8

8.97.45.9

'18'19'21'22'23'24'25

EAL

29%

30%28%27%

'21'22'23'24'25

FSM eligible

57%

57%53%49%

'21'22'23'24'25

SEN

100%

100%100%100%

'21'22'23'24'25

Overall absence

11%

England: 5%

12%10%8%

'18'19'22'23'24'25

Persistent absence

34%

England: 24%

39%31%23%

'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressSwingate Lane, Plumstead, SE18 2JD

Websitewww.willowdene.compassps.uk

Telephone02088549841

Local authorityGreenwich

PhaseAll-through

School typeSpecial school

Pupil : teacher ratio7.8:1

Religious characterDoes not apply

Nearby schools

Other open schools of the same phase near SE18 2JD. This is not last-offer distance or a catchment.

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Establishment history

PreviouslyWillow Dene SchoolClosed · from 2016-11-01

Finance£41913 spend / pupil£46706 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 1 Nov 2016 (was URN 133399)

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	309	7.8	100%	29%	57%	11%	34%
2023/24	287	7.6	100%	27%	53%	12%	34%
2022/23	272	8.9	100%	29%	53%	12%	39%
2021/22	272	6.7	100%	30%	48%	12%	38%
2020/21	255	6.7	100%	27%	49%	—	—
2018/19	236	5.9	100%	27%	48%	8%	26%
2017/18	—	6.3	—	—	—	8%	23%