Royal Greenwich Trust School

Royal Greenwich Trust School has shown considerable improvement since its last inspection, now rated as good overall. The school provides a supportive environment where students feel safe and are encouraged to develop positive relationships with staff. The curriculum is well-designed, focusing on technology and practical applications that prepare pupils for future educational or career opportunities. Leaders are ambitious and responsive, aiming to maintain high standards while ensuring supportive measures are in place for all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). However, there are some inconsistencies in how teachers check and support pupil understanding, which can hinder learning at times.

Strengths

• Positive relationships between pupils and staff
• Clear and effective behaviour management systems
• Rich curriculum focused on technology
• Strong subject knowledge among teachers
• Effective support for pupils struggling with reading
• Well-designed personal development curriculum
• Decisive leadership and governance

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent approach to checking pupil understanding
• Some students receive work without necessary prior knowledge

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Royal Greenwich Trust School attended 90.6% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 28.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 15.6% of pupils at Royal Greenwich Trust School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Royal Greenwich Trust School had 16.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 28.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 16.2% of pupils at Royal Greenwich Trust School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Royal Greenwich Trust School received £11,209 and spent £10,920 for each of its 860 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,565,000 (£1,820 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of University Schools Trust, East London, income was £11,175 and spending £11,053 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Greenwich · Greenwich local authority: places and applications

Royal Greenwich Trust School is part of University Schools Trust, East London, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Canary Wharf Primary, Glenworth London
• Canary Wharf Primary, East Ferry London
• Canary Wharf Secondary London
• Cyril Jackson Primary School London
• St Paul's Way Trust School London
• Sir William Burrough Primary School London

What is Royal Greenwich Trust School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Royal Greenwich Trust School is Good, from an inspection in December 2022.

When was Royal Greenwich Trust School last inspected by Ofsted?

Royal Greenwich Trust School was last inspected in December 2022.

How many pupils does Royal Greenwich Trust School have?

Royal Greenwich Trust School has 871 pupils on roll.

What age range does Royal Greenwich Trust School cover?

Royal Greenwich Trust School for pupils aged 11 to 19.

What are Royal Greenwich Trust School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 38.8, and 32% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Royal Greenwich Trust School?

Royal Greenwich Trust School is at 765 Woolwich Road, Greenwich, London, SE7 8LJ.