Highshore School
135 Farmers Road, Camberwell, London, SE5 0TW
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Dr Evelina Dimopoulou
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 165
- Pupils on roll
- 163
- URN
- 100872
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02077086790
About this school
Highshore School is a community special school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 163 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Highshore School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 1 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 16 | 18 | 16 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Highshore 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 152 |
| 2023/24 | 155 |
| 2024/25 | 169 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 74.29%
- English as an additional language
- 13%
- Overall absence
- 13.42%
- Persistent absence
- 37.74%
Location
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Common questions
- What ages does Highshore School teach?
- Highshore School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Highshore School?
- The headteacher of Highshore School is Dr Evelina Dimopoulou, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Highshore School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Highshore 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 Highshore School?
- Highshore School has 163 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Highshore School full?
- Highshore School has capacity for 165 pupils and 163 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Highshore School a faith school?
- No. Highshore School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Highshore School have?
- The schools register lists Highshore School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Highshore School's absence rate?
- Highshore School's overall absence rate is 13.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Highshore School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Highshore 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.