Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 10 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
- Website
- www.woolwichpolygirls.co.uk
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
- 24.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.6%
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%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.4
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 23%
Local authority average 43%
England average 40%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 62%
Local authority average 49%
England average 46%
Attainment 8 score
School 52.6
Local authority average 46.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.55
Local authority average 4.15
England average 4.07
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 57 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 47 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 82 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 46 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 50 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
Admissions
Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 232
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 154
- 2nd preference
- 60
- 3rd preference
- 48
- From another Local Authority
- 67
Offers
- 1st preference
- 154
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 12
- To another Local Authority
- 30
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.7 |
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 |