Side by side
Drumbeat School and ASD Service and New Woodlands School
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
- Drumbeat School and ASD Service takes ages 4 to 19; New Woodlands School takes ages 5 to 16.
- Drumbeat School and ASD Service has 298 pupils; New Woodlands School has 101.
- The two schools are 0.5 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Drumbeat School and ASD Service | New Woodlands School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Community special school DfE register | State-funded: Community special school DfE register |
| Ages | 4 to 19 DfE register | 5 to 16 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 298 DfE register | 101 DfE register |
| Borough | Lewisham DfE register | Lewisham 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, 23 October 2024: Improved significantly Ofsted | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 5 December 2024: Standards maintained Ofsted |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 100% (left 2022/23) DfE | 86% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 53.3% DfE register | 80.2% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 29.6% school census 2024/25 | 1% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 0% school census 2024/25 | 0% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 6.9 DfE workforce census | 6.2 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 9.4% DfE, 2024/25 | 15.8% 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.