Plumstead Manor School

Community school · Secondary school · London, Greenwich
SE18 1QF
Composite score
41.8

School overview

Plumstead Manor School is a secondary school serving London, Greenwich, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 1,454 pupils aged 11 to 19 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Plumstead Manor School 'Requires improvement'. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 33.4 — well below the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has fallen by 2.8 points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

22% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 41% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 46% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. If you are considering Plumstead Manor School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#3,064
National rank
#476
In London
#16
In Greenwich
Top 96%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
33.4
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
22%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
41%
% EBacc grade 5+
4%
EBacc average points score
2.71

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,454 % FSM ever-6 45.8% % EAL 56.5% Age range 11–19 Gender Mixed

Location

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