Woolwich Polytechnic School | Secondary with sixth form in London, Greenwich | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Woolwich Polytechnic School

SecondaryPost 16

Greenwich · London · SE28 8AT http://woolwichpoly.co.uk/

Pupils
1,565
cap. 1,820
Ages
11 - 19
Gender
Boys
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Latest Ofsted report
12 Mar 2024
School inspection

Other Ofsted reports

3 reports
30 Jan 2019
Full inspectionGood
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27 Sep 2016
Monitoring visit
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1 Aug 2014
Academy conversion letter
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in Greenwich. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
69%
+3pp
LA
67%
England
66%
80%73%66%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
47%
-3pp
LA
49%
England
46%
64%54%44%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
45.2
+0.8
LA
48.7
England
46.8
52.148.244.4
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
10%
+8pp
LA
52%
England
41%
49%26%3%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
8.7
+0.2
LA
7.9
England
7.7
10.09.28.5
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)-0.04
Average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
30.9
-5.3
LA
31.1
England
32.4
36.333.029.7
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
A-level value added
+0.00
-0.1
LA
-0.15
+0.2+0.10.0
'17'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
8%
-4pp
LA
9%
England
14%
23%13%4%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
C
-1
B-C+C
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added+0.00
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

93%

staying in education or employment

4% did not stay in education or employment

3% no destination recorded

Education92%
Apprenticeships1%
Employment

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

85%

staying in education or employment

8% did not stay in education or employment

7% no destination recorded

Education66%
Apprenticeships8%
Employment11%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,592
cap. 1,820
1,5921,5691,546
'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.6
LA AVG 18.14:1
17.615.613.5
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
25%
LA AVG 27.36%
36%30%25%
'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
37%
LA AVG 36.45%
37%31%26%
'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
20%
LA AVG 18.84%
21%18%15%
'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
7%
LA
7%
England
9%
7%6%4%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
20%
LA
20%
England
24%
20%13%6%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressHutchins Road, Thamesmead, London, SE28 8AT
Telephone02083107000
Local authorityGreenwich
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.6:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
Part ofPOLYMAT
Finance£8989 spend / pupil£9176 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 1 Aug 2014 (was URN 100187)

Secondary — Key Stage 4

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

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2569%47%45.2Not applicable10%8.7234
2023/2466%50%44.4-0.042%8.5237
2022/2371%56%46.5-0.077%8.7238
2021/2280%64%52.1+0.1510%9.8238
2018/1968%52%47.1-0.0448%10.0238
2017/1868%44%46.0-0.0349%9.0226
2016/1771%53%46.9-0.2049%225
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2520%
2023/2411%
2022/2313%
2021/2220%
2018/1954%
2017/1860%
2016/1759%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2530.9C+0.008%167
2023/2436.3B-+0.0912%201
2022/2331.4C5%188
2021/2233.4C+5%181
2018/1931.3C+0.114%185
2017/1832.1C++0.116%151
2016/1729.7C+0.1623%146

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,59217.620%25%37%7%20%
2023/241,54617.521%25%33%7%20%
2022/231,58417.319%30%32%6%16%
2021/221,56215.917%32%33%6%15%
2020/211,54715.815%36%26%
2018/191,51414.311%48%41%4%10%
2017/1814.34%6%
2016/171,46213.513%53%45%5%12%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.