The Anchor Sendfriendly Centre
3 North Road, Block E, London, SE18 1BS
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 4 to 25
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Doctor Carole Nicholson
- Constituency
- Erith and Thamesmead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 30
- Pupils on roll
- 22
- URN
- 149908
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Telephone
- 02036514863
About this school
The Anchor Sendfriendly Centre is an independent special school in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 25 and has 22 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Anchor Sendfriendly Centre under its current framework. 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
The Anchor Sendfriendly Centre has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 2024, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 3 |
| 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 The Anchor Sendfriendly Centre has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 23 |
| 2024/25 | 34 |
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
- 22
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Waterside School0.6 miles
Special schools · London
-
Pulse and Water College0.8 miles
Independent schools · Greenwich
-
Brighter Futures Specialist College Ltd1.2 miles
Other types · London
-
Willow Dene School1.3 miles
Academies · Plumstead
-
Horizons Academy Bexley1.3 miles
Academies · Abbey Wood
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- BeyondAutism Post-19 Other types
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- Blossom Rose School Special schools
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Common questions
- What year groups does The Anchor Sendfriendly Centre teach?
- The Anchor Sendfriendly Centre teaches children aged 4 to 25. It is a special school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of The Anchor Sendfriendly Centre?
- The headteacher of The Anchor Sendfriendly Centre is Doctor Carole Nicholson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Anchor Sendfriendly Centre been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Anchor Sendfriendly Centre 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 The Anchor Sendfriendly Centre?
- The Anchor Sendfriendly Centre has 22 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 25.
- Is The Anchor Sendfriendly Centre full?
- The Anchor Sendfriendly Centre has capacity for 30 pupils and 22 on roll (73%), 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 The Anchor Sendfriendly Centre a faith school?
- No. The Anchor Sendfriendly Centre has no designated religious character.
- What are The Anchor Sendfriendly Centre's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Anchor Sendfriendly Centre'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.