Ark Greenwich Free School
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Greenwich
403 Shooters Hill Road, London, SE18 4LH
91
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 25/04/2023
Application demand
31%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.8%
13.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
615
Capacity used
Over capacity102%
600 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
31%
1st preference success rate
90 of 293 families who put it first got an offer
113
Places offered
1139
Total applications
10.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 293 | 90 | ● 31% |
| 2nd preference | 281 | 14 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 225 | 7 | ● 3% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 340 | 2 | ● 1% |
| Total | 1139 | 113 | 10% |
1st preference success by year
Greenwich lets families list 6 preferences. 164 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- James MacNaughton
- Address
- 403 Shooters Hill Road, London, SE18 4LH
- Phone
- 02083193692
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Ward / constituency
- Woolwich Common · Greenwich and Woolwich
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138245
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 41% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 24% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ARK SCHOOLS
615 pupils · 600 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
25 April 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 20
12 February 2020
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 629 pupils
Attendance
94.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
13.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
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 | 63.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 1.43 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 77% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 94% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 6.01 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 68.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 90.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 98% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 70.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.46 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 102 | — |
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.
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 102 | 47% | 90% | 98% | |
| English Language | 102 | 40% | 85% | 97% | |
| English Literature | 102 | 58% | 99% | 100% | |
| Religious Studies | 100 | 70% | 97% | 99% | |
| Combined Science | 86 | 38% | 85% | 93% | |
| History | 82 | 84% | 98% | 100% | |
| Art and Design | 46 | 57% | 89% | 100% | |
| Geography | 43 | 81% | 95% | 98% | |
| French | 42 | 43% | 100% | 100% | |
| Spanish | 32 | 41% | 97% | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 21 | 90% | 100% | 100% | |
| Biology | 16 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
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.