Glebe School
Hawes Lane, West Wickham, BR4 9AE
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SPECIALIST LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Ian Travis
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Beckenham and Penge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 260
- Pupils on roll
- 288
- URN
- 144893
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02087774540
About this school
Glebe School is a special academy in West Wickham. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 288 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Glebe 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 February 2025, 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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 39 | 38 | 56 |
| Attainment 8 score | 5.4 | 8.9 | 6.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.13 -1.65 to -0.61 | -1.08 -1.65 to -0.51 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 5% | 2.6% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
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 Glebe 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 | Bromley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4 | 39.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 8.9 | 39.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 6.7 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 261 |
| 2023/24 | 279 |
| 2024/25 | 289 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 47.83%
- English as an additional language
- 6.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.78%
- Persistent absence
- 21.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wickham Park School0.1 miles
Special schools · West Wickham
-
Shaftesbury Nash College0.6 miles
Other types · Bromley
-
St David's Prep0.8 miles
Independent schools · West Wickham
-
Beckmead Park Academy1.0 miles
Academies · Beckenham
-
Baston House School1.3 miles
Special schools · Bromley
Other schools in West Wickham
- Wickham Park School Special schools
- Hawes Down Primary School Primary
- Oak Lodge Primary School Primary
- Pickhurst Academy Primary
- Pickhurst Infant Academy Primary
- Wickham Common Primary School Primary
- St David's Prep Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Glebe School teach?
- Glebe School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in West Wickham.
- Who is the headteacher of Glebe School?
- The headteacher of Glebe School is Mr Ian Travis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Glebe School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Glebe 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 Glebe School?
- Glebe School has 288 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Glebe School full?
- Glebe School has capacity for 260 pupils and 288 on roll (111%), so it is at or above 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 Glebe School a faith school?
- No. Glebe School has no designated religious character.
- Is Glebe School part of an academy trust?
- Glebe School is part of SPECIALIST LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Glebe School have?
- The schools register lists Glebe School's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Glebe School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 5.4 in 2022/23 and 6.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Glebe School's absence rate?
- Glebe School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Glebe School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Glebe 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 10 July 2026.