Cherry Garden School
41 Bellenden Road, London, SE15 5BB
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Kelly Hawker
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Peckham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 113
- Pupils on roll
- 112
- URN
- 100881
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02072374050
About this school
Cherry Garden School is a community special school in London. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 112 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cherry Garden 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 18 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 | 8 | 9 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Trends over time
How Cherry Garden 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 | Southwark average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 65.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 63.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 65.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 17.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 15.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 17.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 90 |
| 2023/24 | 88 |
| 2024/25 | 94 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 59.57%
- English as an additional language
- 22.3%
- Overall absence
- 17.39%
- Persistent absence
- 56.98%
Location
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-
The Villa0.3 miles
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Camberwell College of Arts0.4 miles
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-
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St John's and St Clement's Primary School Co Hearing Impaired Unit0.6 miles
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-
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Common questions
- What ages does Cherry Garden School teach?
- Cherry Garden School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a special school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Cherry Garden School?
- The headteacher of Cherry Garden School is Ms Kelly Hawker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cherry Garden School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cherry Garden 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 Cherry Garden School?
- Cherry Garden School has 112 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Cherry Garden School full?
- Cherry Garden School has capacity for 113 pupils and 112 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 Cherry Garden School a faith school?
- No. Cherry Garden School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Cherry Garden School have?
- The schools register lists Cherry Garden School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Cherry Garden School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% 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 Cherry Garden School's absence rate?
- Cherry Garden School's overall absence rate is 17.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cherry Garden School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cherry Garden 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.