Willow Dene School
Almost all Year 11 leavers stay in education, above the England rate; none start an apprenticeship.
of Year 11 leavers stayed in education · Greenwich 89% · England 86% · DfE destination measures, pupils who left in 2023
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- Places
- —
- Pupils
- 315
- Free school meals
- 58.9%
Ofsted: Full inspection, 2 November 2022 · report. Places: the last distance at which places were offered is not on file (it comes from Greenwich’s allocation statistics). Pupils: of 264 places, including the sixth form. Free school meals: pupils eligible, a measure of family income.
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Willow Dene School (URN 133399, until 1 November 2016).
Where do pupils go at 16?
DfE Key Stage 4 destination measures · 16 pupils who left Year 11 in 2023
Of the 16 pupils who finished Year 11 at Willow Dene School in 2023, 0% stayed on in Willow Dene School’s own sixth form (Greenwich average 53%), none went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Stayed in education — counted only if the pupil was still there for two terms of the next year; apprenticeships and jobs are counted the same way.
Full breakdown11
| Measure | Willow Dene School | Greenwich | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 16 | 2,852 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 100% | 91% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 100% | 89% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 0% | 53% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 20% | 13% |
| — further education college | 0% | 14% | 37% |
| — other education | 100% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 0% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 0% | 4% | 3% |
Where do sixth-formers go at 18?
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
How do GCSE results compare?
No published Key Stage 4 results for this school.
Which jobs use what’s taught here?
A match of what’s taught, not of entry requirements: the standards whose knowledge and skills share the most ideas with the GCSEs and A levels taken here, weighted by how many pupils take each subject.
Level 3 / Level 6 — England’s qualification levels: 3 is A level standard, 4–5 are higher apprenticeships, 6 is a bachelor’s degree.
Skills England apprenticeship standards (Open Government Licence v3.0) · ESCO occupations, © European Union, matched by sch.today · how the match works
More apprenticeships9
How do you get a place?
The last distance at which Willow Dene School offered Year 7 places is not yet on file; it comes from Greenwich’s allocation statistics.
- 31 OctApply to Greenwich in Year 6 for a Year 7 place
- 1 MarNational Offer Day
- Dec–FebYear 11: apply directly to the sixth form; most close applications in these months
Compare with nearby schools
More Greenwich schools3
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.