Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls
Secondary · Free schools · Girls · Greenwich
1 Birchdene Drive, Thamesmead, SE28 8RF
75
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 10/01/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.4%
23.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,120
Capacity used
Nearly full93%
1,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
131 of 131 families who put it first got an offer
172
Places offered
308
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 131 | 131 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 58 | 15 | ● 26% |
| 3rd preference | 43 | 14 | ● 33% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 76 | 5 | ● 7% |
| Total | 308 | 165 | 54% |
1st preference success by year
Greenwich lets families list 6 preferences. 58 applications came from outside the council area (23 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
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Lizaan Williams
- Address
- 1 Birchdene Drive, Thamesmead, SE28 8RF
- Phone
- 02080592800
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Ward / constituency
- Thamesmead Moorings · Erith and Thamesmead
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 143686
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 42% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 22% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: POLYMAT
1,120 pupils · 1,200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
10 January 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,243 pupils
Attendance
92.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
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 | 52.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.40 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 62% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 79% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.55 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 45.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 67.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 24.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.07 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 237 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 236 | 23% | 61% | 78% | |
| Mathematics | 234 | 14% | 47% | 70% | |
| English Literature | 233 | 30% | 81% | 90% | |
| Combined Science | 194 | 2% | 35% | 60% | |
| History | 132 | 17% | 45% | 62% | |
| Business | 79 | 24% | 54% | 67% | |
| Art and Design | 77 | 19% | 68% | 88% | |
| Geography | 70 | 23% | 56% | 71% | |
| French | 56 | 43% | 79% | 91% | |
| Social Studies | 50 | 32% | 72% | 84% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 39 | 15% | 62% | 77% | |
| Biology | 38 | 66% | 95% | 97% |
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.