Side by side
Cherry Garden 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
- Cherry Garden School takes boys and girls; Lift Newlands is a boys' school.
- Cherry Garden School takes ages 2 to 11; Lift Newlands takes ages 11 to 16.
- Cherry Garden School has 112 pupils; Lift Newlands has 79.
- The two schools are 1.3 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Cherry Garden School | Lift Newlands |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Community special school DfE register | State-funded: Academy special converter DfE register |
| Ages | 2 to 11 DfE register | 11 to 16 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Boys DfE register |
| Pupils | 112 DfE register | 79 DfE register |
| Borough | Southwark 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, 18 December 2024: Standards maintained Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 13 March 2023: Good at that inspection Ofsted |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | Not published | 64% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 60.9% DfE register | 64.6% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 22.3% school census 2024/25 | 9% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 0% school census 2024/25 | 5.1% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 5 DfE workforce census | 4.5 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 17.4% 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.