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Ark Greenwich Free School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Free school
403 Shooters Hill Road, London SE18 4LH · arkgreenwichfreeschool.org · 020 8319 3692
On the mapSearch near SE18 4LH
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 68.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Greenwich 46.9, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.66 mi
- 1.07 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Greenwich Council
- Demand for places
- 3.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 615
- 15 over 600 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 41.4%
- First language not English
- 18.5%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Ark Schools
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.66 mi (1.07 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.79 mi (1.27 km). Source: Greenwich Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 357 families put the school first and 115 places were offered; 27% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 115 | 357 | 3.1▲ | 27% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 113 | 293 | 2.6▲ | 31% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 123 | 254 | 2.1▲ | 36% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 115 | 157 | 1.4▲ | 50% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 118 | 138 | 1.2▲ | 56% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.66 mi1.07 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.79 mi1.27 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.86 mi1.38 km | |
| September 2023 | 0.92 mi1.48 km | |
| September 2022 | 1.04 mi1.67 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 68.2, and 90.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Greenwich it was 46.9, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲68.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲90.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲98.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲70.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲6.46 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 78.5 | +9.1 |
| Sixth form college | 16.8 | −1.2 |
| Further education | 2.8 | +0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.9 | 0 |
| Activity not captured | 0.9 | −0.9 |
Ofsted
Ark Greenwich Free School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 25 April 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 25 Apr 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Feb 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met Feb 2020Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (12 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 75%
- Replies
- 12
- 2% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on 3 parents (25%) with SEND