Woolwich Polytechnic School, London

From the headteacher's welcome: "Thank you for taking the time to express your interest in us. We are a school that serves our community with ambition and success. If your boy attends our school, then he is highly likely to achieve significantly better than national boys' averages at GCSE."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include drama, chess and homework club.

On phones, the school says: "Mobile Phones We do permit mobile phones to be carried in school; however they must be turned off in school at all times and the phone should remain in your son's bag."

In 2026, pupils at Woolwich Polytechnic School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 49.1 in Greenwich and 47 across England.

49% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 51% in Greenwich and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 45.2.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.04: pupils made about 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 39.3, against 47.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 8.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 79 families put Woolwich Polytechnic School as their first choice and 200 named it as one of their preferences, for 226 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Woolwich Polytechnic School are Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls (under 0.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.3); St Paul's Academy (0.8 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 42.1); Harris Garrard Academy (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.2); and Riverside School (1.3 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 57.9).

Woolwich Polytechnic School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Woolwich Polytechnic School is one of 3 schools run by Polymat, an academy trust.

Of the 237 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 90% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 18% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 0% into work.

Of the 192 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 65% went on to university or other higher education, 5% to apprenticeships and 13% into work. 16% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

Woolwich Polytechnic School has a SEN unit for other difficulties or disabilities, autism and moderate learning difficulties: 15 places, 14 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Abbey Wood Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hawksmoor School, 220 metres away.

In 2024/25, Woolwich Polytechnic School issued 119 suspensions, 7.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Woolwich Polytechnic School are Hawksmoor School (0.2 miles), St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles), Windrush Thamesmead Primary School (0.3 miles) and Linton Mead Primary School (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.