Plumstead Manor School
Old Mill Road, London, SE18 1QF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mr Douglas Greig
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Erith and Thamesmead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,500
- Pupils on roll
- 1,413
- URN
- 100183
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02032603333
About this school
Plumstead Manor School is a community secondary school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,413 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Plumstead Manor School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 254 | 226 | 226 |
| Attainment 8 score | 38.0 | 36.2 | 33.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.69 -0.88 to -0.50 | -0.65 -0.85 to -0.45 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32% | 29.6% | 21.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 49% | 53.1% | 41.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 14% | 13.7% | 22.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Plumstead Manor School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Greenwich average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38 | 35.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 36.2 | 37.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 33.4 | 37.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,494 |
| 2023/24 | 1,496 |
| 2024/25 | 1,454 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Plumstead Manor School compares
Plumstead Manor School ranked 16th of 16 secondary schools in Greenwich for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 25% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 33.4 | 10.2% | 45.8% | 1,413 | — |
| St Paul's Academy | 40.4 | 7.9% | 39.3% | 1,066 | 1.1 miles |
| Ark Greenwich Free School | 68.2 | 5.2% | 40.1% | 615 | 1.6 miles |
| Welling School | 34.7 | 12.2% | 34.9% | 1,084 | 1.6 miles |
| Harris Academy Falconwood | 47.3 | 6.4% | 19.7% | 1,295 | 1.7 miles |
| Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls | 47.5 | 7.6% | 41.3% | 1,120 | 1.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 45.83%
- English as an additional language
- 56.5%
- Overall absence
- 10.21%
- Persistent absence
- 29.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Paul's Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · London
-
Ark Greenwich Free School1.6 miles
Secondary · London
-
Welling School1.6 miles
Secondary · Welling
-
Harris Academy Falconwood1.7 miles
Secondary · Welling
-
Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls1.7 miles
Secondary · Thamesmead
Other schools in London
Plumstead Manor School ranks 256th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Plumstead Manor School teach?
- Plumstead Manor School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the head teacher of Plumstead Manor School?
- The head teacher of Plumstead Manor School is Mr Douglas Greig, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Plumstead Manor School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Plumstead Manor School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Plumstead Manor School?
- Plumstead Manor School has 1,413 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Plumstead Manor School full?
- Plumstead Manor School has capacity for 1,500 pupils and 1,413 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Plumstead Manor School a faith school?
- No. Plumstead Manor School has no designated religious character.
- Is Plumstead Manor School a selective school?
- No. Plumstead Manor School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does Plumstead Manor School have?
- The schools register lists Plumstead Manor School's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Plumstead Manor School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 38 in 2022/23 and 33.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Plumstead Manor School compare with other schools in Greenwich?
- Plumstead Manor School ranked 16th of 16 secondary schools in Greenwich for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 25% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Plumstead Manor School's absence rate?
- Plumstead Manor School's overall absence rate is 10.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Plumstead Manor School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Plumstead Manor School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.