SCHOOL PROFILE

Plumstead Manor School

Secondary Community school URN 100183
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,500 Published school capacity
Capacity used 94.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 19 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

14 June 2023
Latest published outcome Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Requires improvement
Personal development Requires improvement
Leadership & management Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Greenwich
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 1,413 1,413 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 689 48.8% of pupils
Male pupils 724 51.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

38.6%
13.8 pts above England
School 38.6%
Greenwich 29.4%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

57.5%
37.2 pts above England
School 57.5%
Greenwich 28.5%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.5%
0.5 pts above England
School 1.5%
Greenwich 0.5%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
27.7%
392
African
15.6%
220
Any other White background
12.8%
181
Any other Asian background
9.2%
130
Any other Mixed background
6.9%
98
White and Black Caribbean
3.8%
53
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 25.1% 355 of 1,413 pupils
4.3 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 25.1%
Greenwich 24.5%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.0% 282 pupils
England 14.8% 5.2 pts above
EHC plans 5.2% 73 pupils
England 6.0% 0.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 88
Speech, language & communication 81
Social, emotional & mental health 62
Specific learning difficulty 48
Moderate learning difficulty 40
No specialist assessment yet 15

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

33.4 5.8 pts below England
School 33.4
Greenwich 37.2
London 42.1
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 21.7% England 36.0% 14.3 pts below England
English & maths grade 4+ 41.2% England 51.4% 10.2 pts below England
EBacc entry 22.6% England 30.6% 8.0 pts below England
EBacc average point score 2.71 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: -0.65 · 2023/24

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

10.21%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

4.00 pts higher than England
School 10.21%
Greenwich 5.95%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

29.57%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

13.75 pts higher than England
School 29.57%
Greenwich 16.35%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

6.04%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

4.24 pts higher than England
School 6.04%
Greenwich 1.43%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

94.2% 1.9 pts above England
Plumstead Manor School
94.2%
Greenwich
95.3%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information