King's Oak School
Eltham Palace Road, Eltham, London, SE9 5LX
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Boys
- Headteacher
- Mr Meic Griffiths
- Federation
- Imperium Federation
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Eltham and Chislehurst
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 49
- Pupils on roll
- 39
- URN
- 100204
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088508081
About this school
King's Oak School is a boys' community special school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 39 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected King's Oak School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 November 2024, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
| Attainment 8 score | 15.5 | 8.1 | 21.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.34 -2.22 to -0.47 | -1.80 -2.73 to -0.88 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How King's Oak School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Greenwich average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 15.5 | 35.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 8.1 | 37.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 21.6 | 37.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 20.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 17% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 22.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40 |
| 2023/24 | 39 |
| 2024/25 | 37 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 81.08%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 22.66%
- Persistent absence
- 63.41%
Location
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Common questions
- What ages does King's Oak School teach?
- King's Oak School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of King's Oak School?
- The headteacher of King's Oak School is Mr Meic Griffiths, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has King's Oak School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected King's Oak School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at King's Oak School?
- King's Oak School has 39 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is King's Oak School full?
- King's Oak School has capacity for 49 pupils and 39 on roll (80%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is King's Oak School a faith school?
- No. King's Oak School has no designated religious character.
- Is King's Oak School part of an academy trust?
- King's Oak School is part of the Imperium Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does King's Oak School have?
- The schools register lists King's Oak School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have King's Oak School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 15.5 in 2022/23 and 21.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is King's Oak School's absence rate?
- King's Oak School's overall absence rate is 22.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are King's Oak School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, King's Oak School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.