Woolwich Polytechnic School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–19 · London, Greenwich
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
4.19 miles
Published by Royal Borough of Greenwich · offers on 2 March 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Woolwich Polytechnic School is a secondary school in London, Greenwich for ages 11–19 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 13 March 2024. Greenwich has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Woolwich Polytechnic 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 | 4.19 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
- For Year 7 in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 4.19 miles away, the 4th longest of 13 Greenwich secondary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and in 2022, and it swung sharply between some years.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 79 first-choice applications for 226 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 147 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 47% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 4th 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
- Hutchins Road, Thamesmead, London, SE28 8AT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Greenwich
- Pupils on roll
- 1,565 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 13 March 2024
Strengths
- “This is a large, diverse school where difference is valued.”
- “Leaders have set high expectations, which is reflected in their vision for ‘success for everyone’.”
- “Pupils, and students in the sixth form, build positive relationships with each other and with staff.”
To improve
- “However, there are some incidents of disruptive behaviour in corridors and social spaces.”
- “The take-up of some subjects that make up the English Baccalaureate is low.”
- “In a few subjects, however, the curriculum is not implemented as leaders intend.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 May 2024 (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) | 47% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45.2 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
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: 79 first-preference applications, 226 offers in total, 79 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.
- Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls 0.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Paul's Academy 0.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Plumstead Manor School 1.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Royal Greenwich Trust School 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Ark Greenwich Free School 3.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Leigh Academy Halley 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Leigh Stationers' Academy 3.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Leigh Academy Blackheath 3.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published