Woolwich Polytechnic School
About the school
Woolwich Polytechnic School is an open secondary school in Greenwich.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 13 March 2024
- Published
- 13 May 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 45.2
- Greenwich
- 46.9
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Greenwich
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 46.60%
- Greenwich
- 46.40%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 69.20%
- Greenwich
- 65.10%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 10.30%
- Greenwich
- 47.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.71
- Greenwich
- 4.2
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 30.93
AAB or better
- School
- 8.10%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1592
Girls
10.80%
Boys
89.20%
SEN support
17.15%
Education, health and care plan
2.95%
English as an additional language
24.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
36.59%
Overall absence
6.75
Persistent absence
20.16
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
238
Sustained education or employment
93%
Education
92%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
Less than 0.5%
Not sustained
4%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
184
Sustained education or employment
85%
Higher education
64%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
8%
Employment
11%