Ark Greenwich Free School
Free schools · 615 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 68.2
Free schools
Royal Greenwich Trust School
- Pupils on roll
- 871of 900 places
- Free school meals
- 47.9%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 143
- Ofsted
- Good, 11 October 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Royal Greenwich Utc (URN 139786, until 1 September 2016).
What the data says
Of the 146 pupils who finished Year 11 at Royal Greenwich Trust School in 2023, 33% stayed on in Royal Greenwich Trust School’s own sixth form (Greenwich average 53%), 21% went to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 32 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 53% went to university (Greenwich 46%, England 37%), and 4% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 37.4 against 46.1 across England and 46.9 in Greenwich, with 24% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Art and Design is unusually popular at GCSE: 22% of the year group took it, against 7% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Greenwich and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Royal Greenwich Trust School | Greenwich | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 146 | 2,852 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 86% | 91% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 79% | 89% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 33% | 53% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 25% | 20% | 13% |
| — further education college | 21% | 14% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 10% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 5% | 4% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Royal Greenwich Trust School | Greenwich | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 32 | 1,886 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 78% | 77% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 53% | 46% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 4% | 17% | 19% |
| Further education | 3% | 5% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 4% | 7% |
| Employment | 13% | 19% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 13% | 16% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Royal Greenwich Trust School | Greenwich | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 37.4 | 46.9 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 24% | 46% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 39% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 20% | 48% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.19 | 4.20 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 51% | 32% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 33.8 | 39.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 41.1 | 50.7 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 35% | 28% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 140 | 98% | 89% | 7% | 20% | 52% |
| Mathematics | 140 | 98% | 88% | 8% | 22% | 48% |
| English Literature | 140 | 98% | 86% | 6% | 21% | 55% |
| Combined Science | 138 | 97% | 65% | 9% | 9% | 41% |
| Business Studies | 52 | 36% | 18% | 4% | 20% | 50% |
| History | 50 | 35% | 41% | 12% | 26% | 48% |
| Spanish | 45 | 31% | 19% | 38% | 27% | 67% |
| Art and Design | 31 | 22% | 7% | 16% | 24% | 71% |
| Geography | 25 | 17% | 41% | 16% | 25% | 68% |
| Religious Studies | 25 | 17% | 31% | 20% | 32% | 80% |
| Sociology | 19 | 13% | 4% | 0% | 21% | 37% |
| Drama | 16 | 11% | 7% | 0% | 27% | 50% |
| Portuguese | 7 | 5% | 0% | 57% | 50% | 86% |
| Biology | 2 | 1% | 23% | — | 45% | — |
| Physics | 2 | 1% | 23% | — | 46% | — |
| Polish | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Russian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Turkish | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Chemistry | 2 | 1% | 23% | — | 47% | — |
| Punjabi | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 48% | — |
| Dance | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 27% | — |
| French | 1 | 1% | 18% | — | 29% | — |
| Modern Greek | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 33% | — |
| Urdu | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Studies | 41 | 100% | — |
| Sports Studies | 28 | 100% | — |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | 25 | 100% | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 25 | 100% | — |
| Health Studies | 25 | 100% | — |
| Sports Studies | 1 | 50% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Royal Greenwich Trust School | Greenwich | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 69 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 2 | 1,055 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | — | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | — | 32.74 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | — | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | — | 11% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | — | — | 31% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | 12 | 100% | — |
| Engineering Studies | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | 10 | 100% | — |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | — | — | — |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | — | — | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Greenwich
Eltham Hill School
Community school · sixth form · 1,350 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.3
Harris Academy Greenwich
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,138 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.9
Leigh Academy Blackheath
Free schools · sixth form · 1,060 pupils
88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 55.0
Leigh Academy Halley
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 987 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.4
Leigh Stationers' Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,764 pupils
88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.7
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.