Eltham Hill School
Secondary · Community school · Girls · Greenwich
Eltham Hill, London, SE9 5EE
75
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
No graded inspection
Application demand
62%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.5%
18.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,350
Capacity used
Over capacity129%
1,050 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
62%
1st preference success rate
174 of 280 families who put it first got an offer
213
Places offered
770
Total applications
3.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 280 | 174 | ● 62% |
| 2nd preference | 165 | 21 | ● 13% |
| 3rd preference | 136 | 14 | ● 10% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 189 | 4 | ● 2% |
| Total | 770 | 213 | 28% |
1st preference success by year
Greenwich lets families list 6 preferences. 318 applications came from outside the council area (60 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Erika Podmore
- Address
- Eltham Hill, London, SE9 5EE
- Phone
- 02088592843
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Ward / constituency
- Middle Park & Horn Park · Eltham and Chislehurst
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 100182
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 24% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 21% | — | — |
| SEN support | 19% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,350 pupils · 1,050 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
13 March 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,095 pupils
Attendance
93.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 52.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.25 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 62% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 80% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.72 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.74 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 52.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 57.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 72.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 56.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.74 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 205 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.27 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 19.8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 97 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 204 | 29% | 61% | 75% | |
| Mathematics | 203 | 22% | 61% | 77% | |
| English Literature | 203 | 32% | 70% | 80% | |
| Combined Science | 146 | 8% | 51% | 70% | |
| Art and Design | 86 | 31% | 76% | 94% | |
| History | 82 | 39% | 70% | 78% | |
| Spanish | 66 | 39% | 76% | 89% | |
| Geography | 66 | 33% | 73% | 82% | |
| French | 63 | 44% | 89% | 95% | |
| Social Studies | 55 | 40% | 78% | 89% | |
| Drama | 49 | 39% | 73% | 86% | |
| Biology | 48 | 54% | 96% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | 28 | 21% | 39% | 71% | |
| Psychology | 26 | 4% | 15% | 77% | |
| Sociology | 25 | 16% | 56% | 84% | |
| Mathematics | 25 | 8% | 36% | 64% | |
| Chemistry | 23 | 4% | 22% | 35% | |
| Biology | 19 | 5% | 32% | 68% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 16 | 0% | 38% | 88% | |
| History | 15 | 7% | 20% | 67% | |
| English Language | 14 | 0% | 36% | 86% | |
| Government and Politics | 13 | 0% | 31% | 69% | |
| Economics | 11 | 0% | 9% | 64% | |
| Fine Art | 9 | 22% | 33% | 78% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 12053: Eltham Hill School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 64% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 4% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 68% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Greenwich council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.