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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

Highshore School

Not applicable Community special school URN 100872
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 165 Published school capacity
Capacity used 98.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 19 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

1 March 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
Published 27 April 2023 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community special school
Phase Not applicable
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Southwark
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 163 163 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 65 39.9% of pupils
Male pupils 98 60.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

68.7%
43.9 pts above England
School 68.7%
Southwark 35.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

20.2%
0.1 pts below England
School 20.2%
Southwark 27.8%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Southwark 0.3%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
31.3%
51
White British
19.6%
32
Unclassified
8.0%
13
Any other ethnic group
6.1%
10
Any other White background
5.5%
9
Any other Mixed background
4.9%
8
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 100.0% 163 of 163 pupils
79.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 100.0%
Southwark 22.5%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 0.0% 0 pupils
England 14.8% 14.8 pts below
EHC plans 100.0% 163 pupils
England 6.0% 94.0 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 61
Specific learning difficulty 28
Physical disability 21
Speech, language & communication 16
Other difficulty or disability 12
Moderate learning difficulty 8

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

13.42%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

7.21 pts higher than England
School 13.42%
Southwark 6.56%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

37.74%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

21.92 pts higher than England
School 37.74%
Southwark 18.21%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

8.49%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

6.69 pts higher than England
School 8.49%
Southwark 2.04%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open not applicable schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

98.8% 19.0 pts above England
Highshore School
98.8%
Southwark
83.6%
London
75.9%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information