Ark Greenwich Free School
Ark Greenwich Free School is a secondary school (Free schools), ages 11–16, in London, SE18, in the Greenwich council area. It has 615 pupils in the published census. Latest Ofsted inspection (25 April 2023): Outstanding. It is listed as non-selective.
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Admissions
| Entry year | Last distance offered | Places (PAN) | Applications | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 | 0.66 mi | 120 | Not published | Not published |
2025 | 0.82 mi | 120 | Not published | Not published |
2023 | 0.91 mi | 120 | 798 | Not published |
2022 | 1.03 mi | 120 | 730 | Not published |
In 2026 the last place offered on distance went to a child living 0.66 miles away.
Distances are in miles (mi), as in the map app. PAN is the published admission number. Bands and admission groups have separate criteria; school-wide places, applications and offers are not counts for each band. Past offers are a guide, not a promise of a place.
Distance criteria rank applicants by home-to-school distance measured to the school's main entrance, with one nodal-point exception (James Wolfe School, below); the booklets give the last offer in km (secondary) and m (primary). Where a school admits to split sites (Heronsgate, Invicta, Plumcroft primary schools), distance is measured to whichever site is nearer the applicant's home. James Wolfe School measures "using the main entrance to the former Greenwich Town Hall, Meridian House, Royal Hill (SE10)" rather than either of its two school sites -- a genuine nodal point (Royal Greenwich Determined Admission Arrangements 2025/26, section 2.5.3). Four secondary academies (Harris Academy Greenwich, Leigh Academy Blackheath, Leigh Halley Academy (formerly The Halley Academy), Leigh Stationers' Academy (formerly Stationers' Crown Woods Academy)) use ability banding from a Year 6 test, with distance used only to rank within each band. St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School and St Ursula's Convent School "do not offer places based on home to school distance" at all (Royal Greenwich secondary school offers map page) -- their published booklet profiles show no applications/distance figures.
From the Secondary Schools in Royal Greenwich 2026/27 booklet (PageSuite edition, 14 August 2026), whose per-school table is headed "for entry 2026".
Greenwich admissions information and published allocations
Ofsted
Outstanding — inspected 25 April 2023.
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
Quality of education | Outstanding |
Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
Personal development | Outstanding |
Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Safeguarding effective | Yes |
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Term dates
This school’s term and holiday dates, INSET days where known, and a calendar you can subscribe to, on TermMinder.
Results
| Measure | Result | Academic year |
|---|---|---|
Progress 8 | 1.43 | 2023/24 |
Attainment 8 | 68.2 | 2024/25 |
GCSE grade 5+ in English & maths (%) | 90.2 | 2024/25 |
KS4 pupils | 102 | 2024/25 |
Progress 8 compares progress with pupils who had similar primary results; 0 is the national average. Its publication year can differ from the other GCSE results above.
Pupils
| Measure | Pupils / percentage | Data period |
|---|---|---|
Pupils | 615 | 2025/26 |
Eligible for free school meals | 41.5% | 2025/26 |
English as an additional language | 18.5% | 2025/26 |
SEN support | 13.81% | 2024/25 |
Education, health and care (EHC) plan | 2.66% | 2024/25 |
Nearby schools
Other schools in the same council and phase. Ordered by distance where coordinates are available, then by name; locations may be postcode centres.