Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit
Witherston Way, Eltham, London, SE9 3JN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MARITIME ACADEMY TRUST
- Head of School
- Joanne Wilkinson-Tabi
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Maritime Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Eltham and Chislehurst
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 265
- URN
- 145210
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088574965
About this school
Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 265 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit, 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 33 | 29 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 76% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 21% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 48% | 76% | 59% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 76% | 56% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 76% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 110.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 109.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit 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 | 48% | 66.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 68.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 71.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 276 |
| 2023/24 | 277 |
| 2024/25 | 253 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit compares
Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit ranked 60th of 62 primary schools in Greenwich for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 8.2% | 39.4% | 265 | — |
| Orion Ravensworth | 41% | 8.3% | 40% | 273 | 0.4 miles |
| Montbelle Primary School | 65% | 5.1% | 24.6% | 364 | 0.5 miles |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School | 81% | 3.8% | 9.6% | 203 | 0.7 miles |
| Wyborne Primary School | 73% | 5.4% | 22% | 408 | 0.7 miles |
| Elmstead Wood Primary School | 68% | 5.7% | 32.1% | 280 | 0.9 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.37%
- English as an additional language
- 25.3%
- Overall absence
- 8.2%
- Persistent absence
- 27.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Orion Ravensworth0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Montbelle Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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St Vincent's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
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Wyborne Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
-
Elmstead Wood Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit ranks 839th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
- Abacus Belsize Primary School Primary
- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
- Addison Primary School Primary
- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit teach?
- Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the head of school of Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit?
- The head of school of Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit is Joanne Wilkinson-Tabi, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit, 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 Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit?
- Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit has 265 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit full?
- Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit has capacity for 210 pupils and 265 on roll (126%), so it is at or above 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 Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit a faith school?
- No. Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit has no designated religious character.
- Does Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit as having nursery classes.
- Is Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit part of an academy trust?
- Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit is part of MARITIME ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit have?
- The schools register lists Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit compare with other schools in Greenwich?
- Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit ranked 60th of 62 primary schools in Greenwich for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit's absence rate?
- Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit's overall absence rate is 8.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit'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 15 July 2026.