Ark Greenwich Free SchoolSt Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.
Summary of the comparison
Ark Greenwich Free School and St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School are secondary schools in London.
Ark Greenwich Free School scores 89 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Ark Greenwich Free School is ahead on our composite score.
Ark Greenwich Free School was judged Outstanding and St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 68.2 for Ark Greenwich Free School and 60.6 for St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Ark Greenwich Free School (62.5 in 2021-22, 68.2 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School (61.1 in 2021-22, 60.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LondonArk Greenwich Free School | LondonSt Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | A89/100Stronger figure | B76/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 16 in Greenwich Stronger figure | 2nd of 16 in Greenwich | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Free schools | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 615 | 637 | |
| Capacity | 600 | 624 | |
| Location | London, SE18 4LH | London, SE9 2SU | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 68.2 Stronger figure | 60.6 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 90.2% Stronger figure | 72.8% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 98.0% Stronger figure | 81.6% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 70.6% | 80.0% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.46 Stronger figure | 5.71 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 102 | 125 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 601 | 641 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 40.1% | 16.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 20.8% | 27.0% | |
| SEN support | 13.8% | 12.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.7% | 4.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.1% | 4.6% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 13.5% | 9.0% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Ark Greenwich Free School
St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School
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