Ark Greenwich Free School
Free schools · 615 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 68.2
Free schools
Leigh Academy Blackheath
- Pupils on roll
- 1,060of 1,150 places
- Free school meals
- 27.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 177
- Ofsted
- Outstanding, 13 December 2022Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Of the 178 pupils who finished Year 11 at Leigh Academy Blackheath in 2023, 61% stayed on in Leigh Academy Blackheath’s own sixth form (Greenwich average 53%), 11% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Sociology is unusually popular at GCSE: 26% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 55.0 against 46.1 across England and 46.9 in Greenwich, with 61% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Nearly everyone studies a modern language to GCSE (Spanish, French entries add up to 89% of the cohort), which is rare outside selective and independent schools.
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 Blackheath | Greenwich | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 178 | 2,852 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 89% | 91% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 88% | 89% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 61% | 53% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 14% | 20% | 13% |
| — further education college | 11% | 14% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 4% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Leigh Academy Blackheath | Greenwich | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 55.0 | 46.9 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 61% | 46% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 79% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 88% | 48% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.24 | 4.20 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 22% | 32% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 43.3 | 39.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 58.2 | 50.7 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 18% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 177 | 100% | 88% | 32% | 22% | 81% |
| English Literature | 177 | 100% | 86% | 38% | 21% | 88% |
| English Language | 177 | 100% | 89% | 32% | 20% | 83% |
| Spanish | 156 | 88% | 19% | 13% | 27% | 63% |
| Combined Science | 113 | 64% | 65% | 16% | 9% | 72% |
| History | 109 | 62% | 41% | 35% | 26% | 77% |
| Geography | 67 | 38% | 41% | 40% | 25% | 90% |
| Physics | 64 | 36% | 23% | 48% | 46% | 95% |
| Chemistry | 64 | 36% | 23% | 48% | 47% | 95% |
| Biology | 64 | 36% | 23% | 36% | 45% | 98% |
| Business Studies | 51 | 29% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 76% |
| Sociology | 46 | 26% | 4% | 22% | 21% | 80% |
| Design and Technology | 34 | 19% | 11% | 24% | 23% | 76% |
| Computer Science | 34 | 19% | 13% | 29% | 30% | 79% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 26 | 15% | 8% | 12% | 21% | 50% |
| Fine Art | 23 | 13% | 9% | 17% | 28% | 83% |
| Photography | 19 | 11% | 6% | 0% | 19% | 79% |
| Physical Education | 18 | 10% | 11% | 56% | 24% | 94% |
| Statistics | 9 | 5% | 5% | 0% | 20% | 33% |
| Music | 9 | 5% | 5% | 33% | 33% | 78% |
| Drama | 8 | 5% | 7% | 25% | 27% | 100% |
| Astronomy | 7 | 4% | 0% | 14% | 29% | 86% |
| Polish | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Italian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| French | 1 | 1% | 18% | — | 29% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Japanese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 13 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 4 | — | — |
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 Halley
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 987 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.4
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.