Social Arts for Education
253 Eltham High Street, London, SE9 1TY
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Ruth McWeeney
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Eltham and Chislehurst
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 25
- Pupils on roll
- 21
- URN
- 147199
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088503286
About this school
Social Arts for Education is an independent special school in Greenwich. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 21 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Social Arts for Education 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
Social Arts for Education has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 2019, 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 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Attainment 8 score | 14.8 | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 17% | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 17% | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.4 | - | - |
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 Social Arts for Education has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 25 |
| 2023/24 | 24 |
| 2024/25 | 22 |
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
- 20
- Pupils on SEN support
- 1
Location
Nearby schools
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StreetVibes Media Academy0.6 miles
Independent schools · London
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Serenity School Eltham0.7 miles
Special schools
-
King's Oak School1.0 miles
Special schools · London
-
Wize Up1.0 miles
Special schools · London
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St Olave's Prep School1.1 miles
Independent schools · London
Common questions
- What ages does Social Arts for Education teach?
- Social Arts for Education teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Greenwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Social Arts for Education?
- The headteacher of Social Arts for Education is Miss Ruth McWeeney, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Social Arts for Education been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Social Arts for Education 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 many pupils are at Social Arts for Education?
- Social Arts for Education has 21 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Social Arts for Education full?
- Social Arts for Education has capacity for 25 pupils and 21 on roll (84%), 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 Social Arts for Education a faith school?
- No. Social Arts for Education has no designated religious character.
- What are Social Arts for Education's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Social Arts for Education'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.