What year groups does Wize Up teach?

Wize Up teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in London.

Who is the headteacher of Wize Up?

The headteacher of Wize Up is Ms Kimberley Richardson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.

Has Wize Up been inspected?

Ofsted has not inspected Wize Up under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.

Wize Up has 46 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.

Wize Up has capacity for 70 pupils and 46 on roll (66%), 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 Wize Up a faith school?

No. Wize Up has no designated religious character.

How have Wize Up's results changed over recent years?

Its Attainment 8 score was 3.7 in 2022/23 and 3.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.

What are Wize Up's exam results?

Where the Department for Education has published them, Wize Up'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.

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Wize Up

Wize Up

579 Westhorne Avenue, Eltham, London, SE9 6DN

Phase: Special schools
School type: Other independent special school
Ages: 11 to 16
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None
Headteacher: Ms Kimberley Richardson
Constituency: Eltham and Chislehurst
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Capacity: 70
Pupils on roll: 46
URN: 136092
Local authority: Greenwich
Website: School website
Telephone: 02088599664

About this school

Wize Up is an independent special school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 46 pupils on roll.

Ofsted has not yet inspected Wize Up under its current framework. 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

Wize Up has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in March 2010, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.

Exam results

Key stage 4 (GCSEs)

Measure	2022/23	2023/24	2024/25
Pupils at the end of key stage 4	23	16	18
Attainment 8 score	3.7	6.1	3.9
Progress 8 score	-	-	-
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	0.1	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 Wize Up has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.

Key stage 4: Attainment 8

Year	This school	Greenwich average	England average
2022/23	3.7	35.9	39.8
2023/24	6.1	37.6	39.5
2024/25	3.9	37.2	39

Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.

Pupils on roll

Year	This school
2022/23	59
2023/24	32
2024/25	45

School census, spring count each academic year.

School context

From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.

Free school meals (last 6 years): 0%
Pupils with an EHC plan: 9
Pupils on SEN support: 15

Location

Nearby schools

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0.3 miles
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0.5 miles
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0.5 miles
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0.7 miles
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Independent schools · London

0.9 miles

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Common questions

What year groups does Wize Up teach?: Wize Up teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in London.
Who is the headteacher of Wize Up?: The headteacher of Wize Up is Ms Kimberley Richardson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
Has Wize Up been inspected?: Ofsted has not inspected Wize Up under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
How big is Wize Up?: Wize Up has 46 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
Is Wize Up full?: Wize Up has capacity for 70 pupils and 46 on roll (66%), 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 Wize Up a faith school?: No. Wize Up has no designated religious character.
How have Wize Up's results changed over recent years?: Its Attainment 8 score was 3.7 in 2022/23 and 3.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
What are Wize Up's exam results?: Where the Department for Education has published them, Wize Up'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 24 July 2026.