Ark Greenwich Free School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Apr 26 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Unique reference
- 138245
- Address
- 403 Shooters Hill Road, SE18 4LH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 599 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 57.9%
- Girls
- 42.1%
- First language not English
- 23.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.1%
- Persistent absence
- 15.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.0%
African 28.2%
White British 17.4%
Mixed 15.5%
Other White 10.4%
Other 5.3%
Unclassified 5.3%
Caribbean 3.7%
Other Asian 3.5%
Chinese 3.2%
Indian 2.7%
Bangladeshi 2%
Pakistani 1.3%
Other Black 1.3%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 1.1
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 86%
Local authority average 43%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 67%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 59
Local authority average 47
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.61
Local authority average 4.13
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 36 |
| Biology | GCSE | 34 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 34 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 11 |
| English Language | GCSE | 110 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 109 |
| French | GCSE | 45 |
| Geography | GCSE | 58 |
| Modern Greek | GCSE | 2 |
Admissions
Ark Greenwich Free School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 123
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 254
- 2nd preference
- 230
- 3rd preference
- 213
- From another Local Authority
- 119
Offers
- 1st preference
- 91
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 126 74 52 |
| Year 8 | 128 71 57 |
| Year 9 | 121 73 48 |
| Year 10 | 115 62 53 |
| Year 11 | 109 67 42 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 90.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 8.0% 12.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 59.0% 57.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 22.0% 18.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.2% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.3% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.4% 1.0% |