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Ark Greenwich Free School

Secondary school in London, Greenwich. Outstanding (Apr 2023).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 25 April 2023, report published 2 July 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around April 2027

The last inspection was in April 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby secondary schools

  1. 0.5 milesLeigh Academy Halley

    Secondary, London, Greenwich

    Report card, Nov 2025: 5 exceptional, 2 strong

  2. 1.1 milesLeigh Academy Blackheath

    Secondary, London, Greenwich

    Outstanding (Dec 2022)

  3. 1.2 milesThomas Tallis School

    Secondary, London, Greenwich

    School remains Good (Feb 2024)

  4. 1.4 milesSaint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School

    Secondary, London, Greenwich

    School remains Good (Nov 2023)

  5. 1.5 milesRoyal Greenwich Trust School

    Secondary, London, Greenwich

    Good (Oct 2022)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.