Royal Greenwich Trust School
765 Woolwich Road, Greenwich, London, SE7 8LJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- UNIVERSITY SCHOOLS TRUST, EAST LONDON
- Headteacher
- Mrs Cath Smith
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- University Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Greenwich and Woolwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 871
- URN
- 143927
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083125480
About this school
Royal Greenwich Trust School is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 871 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Royal Greenwich Trust 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 146 | 144 | 143 |
| Attainment 8 score | 36.4 | 39.7 | 37.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.81 -1.06 to -0.56 | -0.36 -0.60 to -0.11 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 24% | 34.7% | 23.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 46% | 55.6% | 38.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 23% | 25% | 19.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
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 Royal Greenwich Trust 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 | 36.4 | 35.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.7 | 37.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 37.4 | 37.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 798 |
| 2023/24 | 842 |
| 2024/25 | 854 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Royal Greenwich Trust School compares
Royal Greenwich Trust School ranked 15th of 16 secondary schools in Greenwich for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 31% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37.4 | 9.4% | 53.3% | 871 | — |
| Oasis Academy Silvertown | 45.1 | 9.2% | 47.6% | 512 | 1.1 miles |
| Leigh Academy Blackheath | 55 | 6% | 28.8% | 1,060 | 1.3 miles |
| Royal Docks Academy | 39.6 | 9.5% | 62.8% | 849 | 1.3 miles |
| London Design and Engineering UTC | 49.5 | 7.2% | 46.8% | 854 | 1.4 miles |
| Ark Greenwich Free School | 68.2 | 5.2% | 40.1% | 615 | 1.5 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)
- 53.33%
- English as an additional language
- 39.2%
- Overall absence
- 9.41%
- Persistent absence
- 28.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oasis Academy Silvertown1.1 miles
Secondary · London
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Leigh Academy Blackheath1.3 miles
Secondary · London
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Royal Docks Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · London
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London Design and Engineering UTC1.4 miles
Secondary · London
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Ark Greenwich Free School1.5 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Royal Greenwich Trust School ranks 251st 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 Royal Greenwich Trust School teach?
- Royal Greenwich Trust School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Royal Greenwich Trust School?
- The headteacher of Royal Greenwich Trust School is Mrs Cath Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Royal Greenwich Trust School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Royal Greenwich Trust 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 Royal Greenwich Trust School?
- Royal Greenwich Trust School has 871 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Royal Greenwich Trust School full?
- Royal Greenwich Trust School has capacity for 900 pupils and 871 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Royal Greenwich Trust School a faith school?
- No. Royal Greenwich Trust School has no designated religious character.
- Is Royal Greenwich Trust School a selective school?
- No. Royal Greenwich Trust School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Royal Greenwich Trust School part of an academy trust?
- Royal Greenwich Trust School is part of UNIVERSITY SCHOOLS TRUST, EAST LONDON. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Royal Greenwich Trust School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 36.4 in 2022/23 and 37.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Royal Greenwich Trust School compare with other schools in Greenwich?
- Royal Greenwich Trust School ranked 15th of 16 secondary schools in Greenwich for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 31% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Royal Greenwich Trust School's absence rate?
- Royal Greenwich Trust School's overall absence rate is 9.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Royal Greenwich Trust School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Royal Greenwich Trust 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 10 July 2026.