Which school has the best GCSE results in Greenwich?

On 2026 Attainment 8, Ark Greenwich Free School tops the table in Greenwich with 65.8, against an England average of 46.2. Attainment 8 rewards intake as well as teaching, so compare a school's grade 5+ pass rate and, where published, its Progress 8 before reading the rank as a verdict.

When are the 2026 GCSE results for Greenwich schools published?

Pupils receive their results in August, but school-by-school figures come from the DfE performance tables, which publish provisional results in the autumn (usually mid-October) and revised figures early in the new year. This table shows 2026 results, the 2025/26 academic year, and updates when the next release is imported.

What is Attainment 8?

Attainment 8 is the DfE's headline GCSE measure: the average points a school's pupils achieved across eight qualifications, with English and maths counted twice. A score of 50 means pupils averaged roughly a grade 5 across those subjects. No Progress 8 exists for 2026 because these pupils sat no Key Stage 2 tests in 2021.

Why does a school in Greenwich show no GCSE results?

A school has no published figure when it had no Year 11 cohort in the year (a new school, or one that opened with younger year groups), when it converted to an academy and the DfE published results under its previous identity, or when it is independent and its pupils sat IGCSE, Pre-U or IB qualifications that the DfE tables do not count. Independent schools with a published figure are listed separately and unranked for that reason.

Greenwich GCSE results 2026: secondary school league table

16 state secondary schools in Greenwich ranked on their 2026 GCSE results (Attainment 8, the 2025/26 academic year, the latest DfE has published for every school), with grade 7+, grade 5+ and grade 4+ in English and maths, cohort size for each school against the England average. 6 independent schools with published results are listed separately, unranked.

Local Authority 16 state secondary schools 2025/26 results

Secondary schools in Greenwich ranked on Attainment 8

16 of 16 schools have published 2026 results. Source: DfE school performance tables, 2025/26.

Secondary schools in Greenwich ranked on Attainment 8, 2026 results
Rank	School	Attainment 8	Grade 7+ English & maths	Grade 5+ English & maths	Grade 4+ English & maths	EBacc APS	Pupils
–	England average	46.2	14%	46%	65%	–	–
1	Ark Greenwich Free School London · Free schools	65.8	40%	86%	92%	–	107
2	St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School London · Academy converter	59.6	18%	72%	87%	–	127
3	St Ursula's Convent School London · Voluntary aided school	54.0	22%	61%	74%	–	107
4	Leigh Academy Blackheath London · Free schools	53.7	19%	62%	77%	–	175
5	Leigh Stationers' Academy London · Academy converter	53.1	20%	62%	82%	–	270
6	Eltham Hill School London · Community school	52.6	19%	57%	76%	–	201
7	Harris Academy Greenwich London · Academy sponsor led	49.8	19%	53%	70%	–	178
8 , up 1 place since 2025	Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls Thamesmead · Free schools	48.3	16%	47%	66%	–	245
9 , up 1 place since 2025	Thomas Tallis School London · Community school	47.4	16%	49%	63%	–	268
10 , up 2 places since 2025	The John Roan School London · Academy sponsor led	46.3	17%	45%	63%	–	177
11	Woolwich Polytechnic School London · Academy converter	45.2	19%	49%	65%	–	240
12 , down 4 places since 2025	Leigh Academy Halley London · Academy sponsor led	44.3	11%	36%	52%	–	161
13	Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School London · Voluntary aided school	43.2	11%	42%	57%	–	176
14	St Paul's Academy London · Academy sponsor led	42.1	7%	36%	56%	–	236
15 , up 1 place since 2025	Plumstead Manor School London · Community school	41.0	13%	36%	54%	–	235
16 , down 1 place since 2025	Royal Greenwich Trust School London · Free schools	38.8	6%	32%	49%	–	147

Under each rank: the change since the 2025 table, in places gained (+) or lost (−). No figure means the rank is unchanged or the school had no ranked 2025 result.

Independent schools in Greenwich with published GCSE results

Listed as published, not ranked. The DfE tables count only reformed GCSEs, so a school whose pupils sit IGCSE, Pre-U or the IB reports a lower figure than its results merit, or none at all. Compare independent schools on their own published examination results and inspection reports.

School	Attainment 8 (as published)	Grade 5+ English & maths	Pupils
Blackheath High School GDST Other independent school	34.5	0%	56
Colfe's School London · Other independent school	43.2	0%	130
Greenwich Waldorf School London · Other independent school	13.8	22%	9
Pulse and Water College Greenwich · Other independent school	8.7	0%	6
Riverston School London · Other independent school	14.9	6%	32
StreetVibes Media Academy London · Other independent school	5.4	0%	17

How to read this table

Attainment 8 is the average points a school's pupils achieved across eight GCSE subjects: English and maths (double-weighted), three EBacc subjects (sciences, computing, history, geography, languages) and three further approved qualifications. The DfE publishes it for every state school; the England average for 2026 was 46.2.

Grade 7+ in English and maths is the share of pupils reaching the top grades, 7 to 9, in both; grade 5+ is the "strong pass"; grade 4+ is the "standard pass". The DfE stopped publishing EBacc entry and the EBacc average point score from the 2025/26 results, so that column is empty for 2026.

Progress 8 is not shown: the DfE published no Progress 8 for 2026 because these pupils sat no Key Stage 2 tests in 2021, the baseline it is measured from. Attainment 8 rewards intake as well as teaching, so a selective school will usually top an attainment-only table.

Ranks are shared where scores tie. Schools are ranked here on published results alone; our composite score, which also weighs Ofsted inspection, progress and attendance, orders the same schools on the best secondary schools page.

See the best secondary schools in Greenwich on our composite score

Greenwich GCSE results 2026: secondary school league table

Secondary schools in Greenwich ranked on Attainment 8

Independent schools in Greenwich with published GCSE results

More about schools in Greenwich

Greenwich GCSE results: common questions