Ark Greenwich Free School is a secondary school located in London. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 18/05/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: 403 Shooters Hill Road, London, SE18 4LH
Website: http://www.arkgreenwichfreeschool.org/
Telephone: 02083193692
School Type: Free schools
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Greenwich
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Rhys Spiers
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138245

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 18/05/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 590
Number of Pupils: 596
Number of Boys: 361
Number of Girls: 235

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.18 Confidence interval -0.08 to 0.44
Of the 97 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 93 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:57%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:92%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:50%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:50.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.71
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pound Park Nursery School
Pound Park Road , Charlton SE7 8AF
4out of 4 2,020 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Christ Church Church of England Primary School, Shooters Hill
Shooters Hill , SE18 3RS
4out of 4 660 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Eglinton Primary School
Paget Rise , SE18 3PY
3out of 4 1,182 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Deansfield Primary School
Dairsie Road , Eltham SE9 1XP
4out of 4 1,372 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Charlton Manor Primary School
Indus Road , SE7 7EF
3out of 4 1,373 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Appleton Road , Eltham SE9 6NS
3out of 4 1,374 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ark Greenwich Free School
403 Shooters Hill Road , SE18 4LH
3out of 4 0 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
The Halley Academy
Corelli Road , SE3 8EP
2out of 4 944 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Leigh Academy Blackheath
Old Dover Road , Blackheath SE3 8SY
- not rated 1,939 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Thomas Tallis School
Kidbrooke Park Road , SE3 9PX
3out of 4 2,184 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Royal Greenwich Trust School
765 Woolwich Road , Greenwich SE7 8LJ
2out of 4 2,566 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Shooters Hill Sixth Form College
Red Lion Lane , SE18 4LD
- not rated 778 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School
Kingsman Street , SE18 5PW
3out of 4 2,428 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Charlton Park Academy
Charlton Park Road , Charlton SE7 8HX
3out of 4 1,296 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Newhaven Pupil Referral Unit
Newhaven Gardens , Eltham SE9 6HR
3out of 4 1,751 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Wize Up
579 Westhorne Avenue , Eltham SE9 6DN
- not rated 2,157 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sumus Woolwich
38 Wellington Street , Woolwich SE18 6HQ
- not rated 2,360 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Pulse and Water College
3rd Floor Block 0 , 18-36 Wellington Street SE18 6PF
- not rated 2,413 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.