Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls | School performance

68%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

45%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

47.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

24%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

965.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,183

Pupils · 2024/25

19%

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

68%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

45%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

47.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

24%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

965.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,183

Pupils · 2024/25

19%

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

68%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

45%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

47.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

24%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

965.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,183

Pupils · 2024/25

19%

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 10/01/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityGreenwich

PhaseSecondary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio16.8:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls · Secondary · Greenwich

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

68%

-12pp

79%73%68%

'24'25

'25 · 68%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

45%

-17pp

62%54%45%

'24'25

'25 · 45%

Attainment 8

47.5

-5.1

52.650.047.5

'24'25

'25 · 47.5

EBacc entry

24%

+1pp

24%24%23%

'24'25

'25 · 24%

EBacc APS

965.3

-107.7

1073.01019.1965.3

'24'25

'25 · 965.3

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,183

Pupil : teacher ratio

16.8

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

19%

FSM eligible

41%

SEN

14%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

23%

Contact

Address

1 Birchdene Drive, Thamesmead, SE28 8RF

Local authority

Greenwich

Website

www.woolwichpolygirls.co.uk

Telephone

02080592800

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	68%	45%	47.5	Not applicable	24%	965.3	25%	1,183
2023/24	79%	62%	52.6	+0.40	23%	1073.0	31%	1,157
2022/23	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	943
2021/22	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	714
2018/19	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,183	17.7	14%	19%	41%	8%	23%
2023/24	1,157	19.2	12%	22%	38%	7%	23%
2022/23	943	21.0	10%	25%	38%	8%	24%
2021/22	714	16.5	10%	25%	37%	6%	17%
2020/21	472	17.3	12%	24%	37%	—	—