Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit, London

Ofsted's report card from its 28 April 2026 inspection grades Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit on 7 areas: 2 strong standard and 5 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Inclusion - Strong standard. "The school's inclusive practice is rooted in its commitment to ensuring that pupils and their families feel welcome and that they belong."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The school's personal development offer is thoughtfully designed."

Achievement - Expected standard. "The school places a strong emphasis on pupils gaining secure knowledge of reading, writing and mathematics so they can access learning across all subjects."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "The school's published attendance figures, which are currently below the national average, do not fully reflect the determined work leaders do each day to help every child attend consistently."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have developed a well‑organised curriculum that sets out knowledge in a clear, progressive sequence, so that pupils can build securely on what they already know."

Early years - Expected standard. "Staff in the early years create a calm, caring and purposeful atmosphere in which children feel secure and valued."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders, including those responsible for governance, know the school and its community well."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to strengthen pedagogical approaches to enable all pupils to achieve well"; "Leaders should build upon the school's work to promote high rates of attendance, including intervening swiftly to support and challenge parents and carers with children whose attendance needs to improve".

In its own words: "We at Greenacres Primary School and Early Years' Centre strive to promote a positive attitude to learning and relationships, leading to the best possible outcomes for all. We encourage independence in an environment where everyone feels safe to make mistakes and shows support and empathy for each other."

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a friendly and inclusive community school where children, families, and staff work together to help everyone succeed. We are proud of our caring ethos and believe every child should feel safe, valued, and supported. Relationships are at the heart of everything we do."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils at Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit reached the expected standard in reading and 56% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 82% and 81% in Greenwich and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 76% in reading and 76% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 19 families put Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit as their first choice and 55 named it as one of their preferences, for 19 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit are Orion Ravensworth (0.4 miles, Good, 56% reading, 63% maths); Montbelle Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 70% reading, 78% maths); St Vincent's Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 84% reading, 97% maths); and Wyborne Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 82% reading, 83% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit.

Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit is one of 13 schools run by Maritime Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

45.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 39 pupils (14.7%) received SEN support and 35 (13.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit has a resourced provision (30 places, 29 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (16 places, 8 pupils on roll) for speech, language and communication needs and autism.

Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit had 21 teachers in 2026, one for every 11 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Mottingham Station, about 790 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Partridge Green, 290 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 242 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Greenwich (458).

In 2024/25, Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit issued 3 suspensions, 1.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit are St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School (1 mile) and Eltham Hill School (1.3 miles).