The John Roan School, London

Coming up: an open evening on Tuesday 10 November 2026 at 5.30pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at The John Roan School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 49.1 in Greenwich and 47 across England.

45% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 51% in Greenwich and 47% in England.

That is up from 44.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.29: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 37.1, against 53.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 118 families put The John Roan School as their first choice and 593 named it as one of their preferences, for 170 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 25 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The John Roan School are St Ursula's Convent School (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 54); Leigh Academy Blackheath (0.8 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 53.7); George Green's School (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 47.7); and St Matthew Academy (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 54.2).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than The John Roan School.

The John Roan School is one of 98 schools run by United Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49 in 2024/25.

Of the 177 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 83% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 9% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 104 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 57% went on to university or other higher education, 6% to apprenticeships and 14% into work. 29% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

39.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 31.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (32%), Black (24%) and Mixed (15%).

The John Roan School has a resourced provision for autism: 16 places, 16 pupils on roll.

The John Roan School had 47 teachers in 2026, one for every 24 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Maze Hill Rail Station, about 610 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is John Roan School, 70 metres away.

In 2024/25, The John Roan School issued 336 suspensions, 29.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 5 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The John Roan School are Invicta Primary School (0.5 miles), Halstow Primary School (0.5 miles), St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles) and Meridian Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.