Blackheath High School GDST
27 Vanbrugh Park, Blackheath, SE3 7AG
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Natalie Argile
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Greenwich and Woolwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 826
- Pupils on roll
- 704
- URN
- 100756
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088532929
About this school
Blackheath High School GDST is a girls' independent school in Greenwich. It teaches children aged 3 to 18 and has 704 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Blackheath High School GDST under its current framework. 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
Blackheath High School GDST has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1980, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 57 | 65 | 88 |
| Attainment 8 score | 53.2 | 39.7 | 40.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
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 Blackheath High School GDST 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 | 53.2 | 35.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.7 | 37.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 40.8 | 37.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 777 |
| 2023/24 | 758 |
| 2024/25 | 741 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 142
Location
Nearby schools
-
Greenwich Waldorf School0.2 miles
Independent schools · London
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Wildwood Montessori School0.2 miles
Other types · London
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The Pointer School0.2 miles
Independent schools · London
-
Blackheath Prep0.4 miles
Independent schools · London
-
Heath House Preparatory School0.8 miles
Independent schools · London
Common questions
- What year groups does Blackheath High School GDST teach?
- Blackheath High School GDST teaches children aged 3 to 18. It is an independent school in Greenwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Blackheath High School GDST?
- The headteacher of Blackheath High School GDST is Mrs Natalie Argile, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Blackheath High School GDST been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Blackheath High School GDST under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Blackheath High School GDST?
- Blackheath High School GDST has 704 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 18.
- Is Blackheath High School GDST full?
- Blackheath High School GDST has capacity for 826 pupils and 704 on roll (85%), 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 Blackheath High School GDST a faith school?
- No. Blackheath High School GDST has no designated religious character.
- How have Blackheath High School GDST's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 53.2 in 2022/23 and 40.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Blackheath High School GDST's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Blackheath High School GDST'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 24 July 2026.