OFSTED
10 October 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Greenwich
Trust
UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,112
1,112 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
478
43.0% of pupils
Male pupils
634
57.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.7 pts
above England
School
39.5%
Greenwich
29.4%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
10.8 pts
above England
School
31.1%
Greenwich
28.5%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
below England
School
0.3%
Greenwich
0.5%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
31.8%
354
Any other White background
16.8%
187
African
16.5%
183
Any other Mixed background
5.8%
65
Caribbean
4.7%
52
Any other ethnic group
4.6%
51
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
25.2%
280 of
1,112 pupils
4.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.1 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
44.3
5.1 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.29 · 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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.32%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.10 pts
higher than
England
School
8.32%
Greenwich
5.95%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
22.04%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.22 pts
higher than
England
School
22.04%
Greenwich
16.35%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.22%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.42 pts
higher than
England
School
3.22%
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
79.4%
12.9 pts
below England
The John Roan School
79.4%
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.