Ark Greenwich Free School
Free schools · 615 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 68.2
Academy sponsor led
Leigh Academy Halley
- Pupils on roll
- 987of 1,100 places
- Free school meals
- 40.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 129
- Ofsted
- Report card, 11 November 2025Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Strong standardAchievement Strong standardAttendance and behaviour ExceptionalPersonal development and wellbeing ExceptionalInclusion ExceptionalLeadership and governance ExceptionalPost-16 provision ExceptionalSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Corelli College (URN 137473, until 28 February 2018).
What the data says
Of the 154 pupils who finished Year 11 at Leigh Academy Halley in 2023, 50% stayed on in Leigh Academy Halley’s own sixth form (Greenwich average 53%), 11% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 61 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 41% went to university (Greenwich 46%, England 37%), and 2% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Sociology is unusually popular at GCSE: 22% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 31% of leavers went to one, roughly twice the England rate of 13%.
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 | Leigh Academy Halley | Greenwich | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 154 | 2,852 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 93% | 91% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 92% | 89% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 50% | 53% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 31% | 20% | 13% |
| — further education college | 11% | 14% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 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 | Leigh Academy Halley | Greenwich | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 61 | 1,886 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 69% | 77% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 41% | 46% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 2% | 17% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 5% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 4% | 7% |
| Employment | 25% | 19% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 15% | 16% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Leigh Academy Halley | Greenwich | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 48.4 | 46.9 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 44% | 46% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 81% | 48% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.72 | 4.20 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 30% | 32% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 43.1 | 39.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 50.7 | 50.7 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 41% | 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 | 129 | 100% | 89% | 22% | 20% | 71% |
| Mathematics | 129 | 100% | 88% | 16% | 22% | 68% |
| English Literature | 125 | 97% | 86% | 30% | 21% | 85% |
| Combined Science | 103 | 80% | 65% | 17% | 9% | 63% |
| History | 74 | 57% | 41% | 28% | 26% | 61% |
| Geography | 67 | 52% | 41% | 19% | 25% | 66% |
| French | 54 | 42% | 18% | 15% | 29% | 48% |
| Spanish | 51 | 40% | 19% | 25% | 27% | 78% |
| Sociology | 29 | 22% | 4% | 34% | 21% | 76% |
| Chemistry | 26 | 20% | 23% | 15% | 47% | 88% |
| Biology | 26 | 20% | 23% | 31% | 45% | 88% |
| Physics | 26 | 20% | 23% | 23% | 46% | 81% |
| Fine Art | 21 | 16% | 9% | 14% | 28% | 76% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 11 | 9% | 8% | 9% | 21% | 91% |
| Turkish | 3 | 2% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Italian | 2 | 2% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Portuguese | 2 | 2% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Arabic | 2 | 2% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Persian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
| Computer Science | 1 | 1% | 13% | — | 30% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Japanese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | 27 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 16 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 5 | — | — |
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 Stationers' Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,764 pupils
88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.7
Plumstead Manor School
Community school · sixth form · 1,413 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 33.4
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.