Ark Greenwich Free School: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 357 families put Ark Greenwich Free School as their first choice and 1188 named it as one of their preferences, for 115 places offered. That is 3.1 first choices for every place. 262 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
First-choice demand has risen from 139 in 2021 to 357 in 2026, while places went from 116 to 115.
15% of applications came from families living in another council area.
Across Greenwich, 60% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 88% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Greenwich lodged 254 appeals against secondary school offers; 217 reached a hearing and 14 succeeded (6.5% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 115 | 357 | 1188 | 3.1 | 262 |
| 2025 | 113 | 293 | 1139 | 2.6 | 203 |
| 2024 | 123 | 254 | 1017 | 2.1 | 163 |
| 2023 | 115 | 157 | 797 | 1.4 | 78 |
| 2022 | 118 | 138 | 730 | 1.2 | 61 |
| 2021 | 116 | 139 | 823 | 1.2 | 73 |
| 2020 | 116 | 130 | 732 | 1.1 | 48 |
| 2019 | 118 | 124 | 728 | 1.1 | 46 |
| 2018 | 117 | 137 | 726 | 1.2 | 57 |
| 2017 | 119 | 101 | 552 | 0.8 | 26 |
| 2016 | 118 | 80 | 488 | 0.7 | 21 |
| 2015 | 97 | 95 | 464 | 1.0 | 31 |
| 2014 | 99 | 194 | 723 | 2.0 | 106 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.