Greenside School
Ofsted: Good
- Type
- Community special school
- Location
- Stevenage, SG2 9XS
- Distance
- 0.7km away
The Valley School
Broadhall Way, Stevenage, SG2 9BN
Ofsted: Strong
Independent
Phase
165
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 5 November 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership & management
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 0.2 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 0.0% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 0.0 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 35
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Continued in education
- 91.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 190
- Boys
- 140 (73%)
- Girls
- 53 (27%)
- Capacity
- 165 (117% full)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 45.8%
- EAL
- 5.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 100.0%
- SEN Support
- 0.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 6.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 28.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £19,582/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 20.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community special school
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 79.5%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.2%
- Black African: 3.2%
- Mixed White & Black African: 2.6%
- Asian Indian: 2.6%
- White Other: 1.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.6%
- Mixed Other: 1.6%
79.5%
White British
3.2%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
3.2%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Broadhall Way
Stevenage, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 117669
- UKPRN
- 10015947
- Establishment No.
- 7010
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