Greenvale is a special school for young people with severe learning difficulties and/or profound and multiple learning difficulties. Around a third of students are in the sixth form. Just under a half of all students have a diagnosis of autism, and one in five students has additional physical disabilities and complex medical conditions. Almost all students are admitted from maintained schools in the borough. All students have a statement of special educational needs. Almost two thirds of the students are boys. The proportion of students from minority ethnic heritages is above average. The proportion who are at the early stages of learning English as an additional language is also above average. Just over one in five students is of White British heritage. Just under half of students are eligible for additional government funding known as the pupil premium. This proportion is above average. The funding is used to support students who are eligible for free school meals and children who are looked after by the local authority. Around one in 10 students across the school is involved with the local Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) as a result of their behavioural needs. Sixth form students attend off-site training at Community Lewisham Education to study arts, crafts and life skills.