Deptford Green School

Deptford Green School has made significant improvements since its last inspection and is now performing well overall. The school creates a safe and nurturing environment where students appreciate the strong relationships they have with staff. Leaders have raised aspirations and have implemented a broad and rich curriculum aligned with national standards. While there are instances of strong performance in creative subjects and a commitment to improving literacy and reading skills, the school continues to face challenges such as inconsistent curriculum delivery due to recruitment issues in some subject areas. The school also has a resource unit for students with autism, which enhances its inclusivity.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and well cared for.
• Strong professional relationships between staff and students.
• High expectations set by leaders for student achievement.
• Broad and rich curriculum matching national standards.
• Strong emphasis on creative arts and music.
• Commitment to improving literacy skills for all pupils.
• Diverse school community celebrating inclusivity.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent delivery of the curriculum in some subject areas due to staff recruitment difficulties.
• Some pupils in Years 7 to 9 do not have equal access to the full curriculum.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Deptford Green School attended 92.7% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 22.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 6.0% of pupils at Deptford Green School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 3 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Deptford Green School had 15.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 5.4% of pupils at Deptford Green School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 6.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has resourced provision with 18 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Deptford Green School received £11,930 and spent £12,516 for each of its 888 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,041,000 (£1,173 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Deptford Green School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Deptford Green School is Good, from an inspection in June 2022.

When was Deptford Green School last inspected by Ofsted?

Deptford Green School was last inspected in June 2022.

How many pupils does Deptford Green School have?

Deptford Green School has 888 pupils on roll.

What age range does Deptford Green School cover?

Deptford Green School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Deptford Green School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 42.8, and 38% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Deptford Green School?

Deptford Green School is at Edward Street, New Cross, London, SE14 6AN.