Ark Greenwich Free School
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–16 · London, Greenwich
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
0.66 miles
Published by Royal Borough of Greenwich · offers on 2 March 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Ark Greenwich Free School is a secondary school in London, Greenwich for ages 11–16 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 25 April 2023. Greenwich has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Ark Greenwich Free School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 0.66 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The Year 7 2026 last distance offered was 0.66 miles, the shortest of the 13 Greenwich secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
- The Year 7 last distance has stayed close to the year before in every published year, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 5 years.
- Year 7 2026 drew 357 first-choice applications for 115 offers; 95 offers went to first-choice families and 262 first-choice families (73%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 90% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Greenwich.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Greenwich schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- 403 Shooters Hill Road, London, SE18 4LH
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Greenwich
- Pupils on roll
- 615 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 41.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 25 April 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Ark Greenwich Free School receive an excellent education and excel in their learning.”
- “Pupils, who are referred to as ‘scholars’, embody the school’s values of ambition, growth, fellowship, and scholarship.”
- “Leaders place a strong emphasis on character development.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 90% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 68.2 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 357 first-preference applications, 115 offers in total, 95 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Greenwich.
- Leigh Academy Halley 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Leigh Academy Blackheath 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Thomas Tallis School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Royal Greenwich Trust School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Eltham Hill School 1.5 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Harris Academy Greenwich 1.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Plumstead Manor School 1.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published