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Newhaven Pupil Referral Unit

Special / other · London · SE9 6HR

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 29 April 2025

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At a glance

207 pupils (January 2026 census)

School type
Pupil referral unit
Age range
11–19
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
42.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
63.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
35.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
www.newhavenschool.co.uk
URN
100103

In figures

At its inspection on 29 April 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. It had 207 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 68% (Greenwich 68%, England 73%) · Any other Mixed background 9% (Greenwich 9%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 8% (Greenwich 8%, England 4%) · Black African 6% (Greenwich 6%, England 2%) · Any other White background 2% (Greenwich 2%, England 3%) · Any other Black background 1% (Greenwich 1%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Greenwich 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Greenwich 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Greenwich 1%, England 1%) · White Irish 1% (Greenwich 1%, England 0%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
6.1
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

85% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 6% moved to another state school · 9% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.68% vacant, 1.02% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

27.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 1.6 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £55,590; 15.2% on the leadership pay range · England, special schools and PRUs: £53,604, 18.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£32,819
Typical special / other school£30,084

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for pupil referral unit schools in brackets: Staff 83% (78%) · premises 3% (4%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 4% (4%) · supplies and services 10% (11%) · educational supplies 3% (3%) · bought-in professional services 6% (5%) · catering 2% (1%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £484,615; in-year balance +£73,342

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher27.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications28.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work22.7%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways33.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health43.7%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier41.5%62.3%
Social housing48.9%17.1%
Privately rented9.4%20.5%
Detached houses4.8%22.9%
Flats6.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms9.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van30%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01001625 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£460,000553 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£413,500–£537,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Semi-detached (107)£500,000
Terraced (170)£465,000
Flat (272)£440,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
9an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
60an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
7an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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