New Woodlands School
Shroffold Road, Bromley, BR1 5PD
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Carlie Warner
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Lewisham East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 108
- Pupils on roll
- 101
- URN
- 100763
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086952380
About this school
New Woodlands School is a community special school in Bromley. It teaches children aged 5 to 16 and has 101 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 5 December 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 8% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 8% | 0% | 9% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 8% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 112.0 | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | - | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -13.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -13.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -13.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 14 | 9 | 14 |
| Attainment 8 score | 2.3 | - | 1.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.67 -2.47 to -0.87 | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.2 | - | 0.1 |
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 New Woodlands 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 | Lewisham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 64.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Lewisham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2.3 | 40 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | — | 39.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 1.4 | 40.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 19.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 15.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 98 |
| 2023/24 | 100 |
| 2024/25 | 103 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 82.52%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 15.85%
- Persistent absence
- 50.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Greenvale School0.3 miles
Special schools · London
-
Drumbeat School and ASD Service0.5 miles
Special schools · London
-
Watergate School1.0 miles
Special schools · London
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The Young Women's Hub1.1 miles
Special schools · Lewisham
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The Anchor SENDfriendly Centre1.3 miles
Special schools · London
Other schools in Bromley
- Baston House School Special schools
- Bromley Mencap Other types
- Bromley Trust Alternative Provision Academy Academies
- Shaftesbury Nash College Other types
- The Tutorial Foundation Special schools
- Bickley Primary School Primary
- Burnt Ash Primary School Primary
- Downderry Primary School Primary
- Good Shepherd RC School Primary
- Haberdashers' Knights Primary Primary
- Harris Primary Academy Shortlands Primary
- Hayes Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does New Woodlands School teach?
- New Woodlands School teaches children aged 5 to 16. It is a special school in Bromley.
- Who is the headteacher of New Woodlands School?
- The headteacher of New Woodlands School is Miss Carlie Warner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was New Woodlands School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected New Woodlands 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 big is New Woodlands School?
- New Woodlands School has 101 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 16.
- Is New Woodlands School full?
- New Woodlands School has capacity for 108 pupils and 101 on roll (94%), 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 New Woodlands School a faith school?
- No. New Woodlands School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does New Woodlands School have?
- The schools register lists New Woodlands School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have New Woodlands School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 8% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is New Woodlands School's absence rate?
- New Woodlands School's overall absence rate is 15.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are New Woodlands School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, New Woodlands 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.