Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–16 · Thamesmead, Greenwich
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
6.55 miles
Published by Royal Borough of Greenwich · offers on 2 March 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls is a secondary school in Thamesmead, Greenwich for ages 11–16 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 10 January 2023. Greenwich has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls 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 | 6.55 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
- Year 7 2026 last distance offered was 6.55 miles, the longest of 13 Greenwich secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance; the middle figure was 1.64 miles.
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and further than in 2022, and it swung sharply between some years.
- For Year 7 2026 there were 134 first-choice applications for 192 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 58 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 45% reached grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25 (England 45%), 5th 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
- 1 Birchdene Drive, Thamesmead, SE28 8RF
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Greenwich
- Pupils on roll
- 1,120 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 10 January 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are articulate and interested in their learning.”
- “The school provides pupils with a welcoming learning environment.”
- “Leaders think carefully about the needs of individuals.”
To improve
- “Nevertheless, some pupils and families would like more reassurance that appropriate action is taken when they raise worries.”
- “However, this is not consistently the case across all subjects and year groups.”
- “Despite leaders’ work to promote a positive school ethos, some pupils feel that sanctions are not applied fairly.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 March 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) | 45% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 47.5 | 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: 134 first-preference applications, 192 offers in total, 134 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 0.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Paul's Academy 0.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Plumstead Manor School 1.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Royal Greenwich Trust School 2.9 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