Serenity School Eltham
70 Court Road, London, SE9 5NP
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Samantha Norris
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Eltham and Chislehurst
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 143
- URN
- 147991
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Telephone
- 02045291960
About this school
Serenity School Eltham is an independent special school in Greenwich. It teaches children aged 4 to 18 and has 143 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Serenity School Eltham 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
Serenity School Eltham has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 2021, 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 | 3 | 18 | 29 |
| 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 Serenity School Eltham 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 | 111 |
| 2023/24 | 126 |
| 2024/25 | 140 |
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
- 143
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
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StreetVibes Media Academy0.5 miles
Independent schools · London
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King's Oak School0.7 miles
Special schools · London
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Social Arts for Education0.7 miles
Special schools
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Eltham College0.7 miles
Independent schools · London
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St Olave's Prep School0.8 miles
Independent schools · London
Common questions
- What ages does Serenity School Eltham teach?
- Serenity School Eltham teaches children aged 4 to 18. It is a special school in Greenwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Serenity School Eltham?
- The headteacher of Serenity School Eltham is Mrs Samantha Norris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Serenity School Eltham been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Serenity School Eltham 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 Serenity School Eltham?
- Serenity School Eltham has 143 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 18.
- Is Serenity School Eltham full?
- Serenity School Eltham has capacity for 150 pupils and 143 on roll (95%), 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 Serenity School Eltham a faith school?
- No. Serenity School Eltham has no designated religious character.
- What are Serenity School Eltham's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Serenity School Eltham'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.