Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls

School overview

Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls is a girls' secondary school serving Thamesmead, Greenwich, classified by the DfE as a free school. It has 1,183 pupils aged 11 to 16 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls 'Good'. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 47.5, broadly in line with the national average of 46. That is down 5.1 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 40% of secondary schools nationally.

45% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. 68% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 134 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 7.4%. There are about 16.3 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 41% 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. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. 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 above.