Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 11 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Girls
Age range
11 - 16 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
143686
Address
1 Birchdene Drive, SE28 8RF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1157 (79% of total capacity)
Boys
0.0%
Girls
100.0%
First language not English
21.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
34.1%
Persistent absence
20.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.6%
Pupil ethnicities
African 34.6%
White British 14.4%
Other Black 12%
Mixed 8.7%
Other White 7.9%
Other 6.1%
Other Asian 4.1%
Pakistani 3.4%
Unclassified 2.3%
Caribbean 2.2%
Indian 2.1%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Chinese 1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
232
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
154
2nd preference
60
3rd preference
48
From another Local Authority
67
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
154
2nd preference
17
3rd preference
12
To another Local Authority
30
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
226
0
226
Year 8
229
0
229
Year 9
233
0
233
Year 10
236
0
236
Year 11
233
0
233
Year 2023-2024