Side by side
Brent Knoll School and Lift Newlands
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Brent Knoll School takes boys and girls; Lift Newlands is a boys' school.
- Brent Knoll School takes ages 4 to 17; Lift Newlands takes ages 11 to 16.
- Brent Knoll School has 181 pupils; Lift Newlands has 79.
- The two schools are 1.9 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Brent Knoll School | Lift Newlands |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Foundation special school DfE register | State-funded: Academy special converter DfE register |
| Ages | 4 to 17 DfE register | 11 to 16 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Boys DfE register |
| Pupils | 181 DfE register | 79 DfE register |
| Borough | Lewisham DfE register | Southwark DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 28 November 2024: Improved significantly Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 13 March 2023: Good at that inspection Ofsted |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 100% (left 2022/23) DfE | 64% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 58.9% DfE register | 64.6% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 20% school census 2024/25 | 9% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 0.6% school census 2024/25 | 5.1% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 8.3 DfE workforce census | 4.5 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 8% DfE, 2024/25 | 35.8% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.