Royal Greenwich Trust School review 2026: Technology-led learning, improving behaviour systems, and a broad local intake

This is an 11 to 19 secondary school in Greenwich with a clear technical thread running through its curriculum. The most recent full inspection judged the school as Good across every category, including sixth form provision, with safeguarding confirmed as effective.

Leadership has also recently moved on. The school’s published leadership information shows an Executive Headteacher model, with Ms Asma Khan joining as Head of School in July 2024.

Academically, the picture in the most recent published GCSE measures is mixed. Attainment 8 sits at 39.7 and Progress 8 at -0.36. In FindMySchool’s GCSE ranking (based on official data), the school ranks 3054th in England and 17th in Greenwich, which places outcomes below England average overall.

Admissions demand is real. Recent data shows 457 applications for 171 offers at the main Year 7 entry point, with the school marked as oversubscribed.

A defining feature here is the way routines and systems are used to support learning, rather than relying on informal culture. External evidence describes a school where behaviour systems and expectations have been tightened, with clear routines that most pupils understand and use, contributing to pupils feeling safe.

There is also a distinctive “technology underpins learning” identity that is more than branding. External evidence points to a strong emphasis on technology across the curriculum, with sixth form students using industry-standard software to control a laser cutter and learning to build and program a robot. That practical, applied dimension matters for students who learn best through making, iterating, and seeing a tangible outcome.

Leadership and governance have been focused on improvement capacity, including securing staffing and external guidance. External evidence indicates leaders have sought appropriate support to develop the school further, and that staff wellbeing and workload are considered.

A practical contextual point is that the school expanded its facilities, including a new wing opening in September 2020, which aligns with the broader “growth and improvement” narrative rather than a settled, long-established institution.

At GCSE level, the most recent published performance measures in your dataset indicate:

• Attainment 8: 39.7

• Progress 8: -0.36

• EBacc average point score (APS): 3.49

• Percentage achieving grades 5 or above across EBacc subjects: 6.9%

In FindMySchool’s GCSE ranking (based on official data), the school ranks 3054th in England and 17th in Greenwich. With an England percentile of 0.6649, this places outcomes in the lower band overall, meaning below England average in the context of the full national distribution.

The implication for families is straightforward. A Progress 8 score of -0.36 suggests that, on average, students are making less progress than similar pupils nationally from the same starting points. That does not mean individual students cannot do very well here, but it does increase the importance of asking detailed questions about subject-by-subject quality, support, and how swiftly learning gaps are identified and closed.

Post-16: the sixth form does not currently appear in the standard ranked A-level outcome set in your dataset, and specific A-level grade distributions are not available there. The school does, however, have a sixth form judged Good at inspection, and it positions technical and vocational pathways as a meaningful part of the offer.

If you are comparing options locally, FindMySchool’s Local Hub pages and the Comparison Tool are useful for checking whether the GCSE profile here is stronger or weaker than nearby schools for your exact priorities (progress, EBacc entry, or attainment).

Curriculum thinking is described as ambitious and structured. External evidence highlights careful sequencing of knowledge in subjects, including examples where earlier learning is explicitly designed to support later complexity, such as number work in mathematics leading to equations, and a deliberate focus on cause and consequence in history leading to more precise historical analysis.

Teaching quality is presented as a strength in subject knowledge. This matters because the “technology focus” only works if staff can connect practical work to rigorous underpinning concepts. Where it is working well, it allows learning to feel purposeful rather than abstract, especially in technical disciplines.

The main developmental edge is consistency in checking what pupils know and remember before moving on. External evidence indicates that, while many teachers do this with precision, the approach is not consistent across all areas, including in the sixth form at times, which can leave some pupils attempting work without the knowledge needed to succeed.

Reading support is another meaningful element. External evidence describes swift identification of pupils who struggle with reading, staff training to support them, and a coherent programme aimed at confidence, fluency, and accuracy.

Where Students Go Next

The school’s published destination figures in your dataset (for the 2023/24 leaver cohort of 32 students) suggest a mixed set of routes:

• 50% progressed to university

• 13% progressed to employment

• 3% progressed to apprenticeships

• 3% progressed to further education

This is a useful signal for families who want a school where “next steps” include employment and technical routes as well as university, particularly when paired with the school’s technology-led identity.

Oxbridge application and acceptance figures are not present in your dataset for this school, so it is not possible to evidence a specific Oxbridge pipeline here.

Year 7 admissions are coordinated through the Royal Borough of Greenwich for residents, following the Pan-London coordinated admissions process. The published timetable for entry in September 2026 shows: applications open 1 September 2025, close 31 October 2025, offers are released 2 March 2026, and the acceptance deadline is 16 March 2026.

Demand signals in your dataset show the school as oversubscribed at the main entry point, with 457 applications and 171 offers, and a subscription proportion of 2.67. The practical implication is that families should treat it as a competitive option and ensure they understand the oversubscription criteria and how distance and priority groups operate within the local authority scheme.

A useful step is to use FindMySchool’s Map Search to measure your home-to-school distance accurately, then sense-check that against historical cut-offs and realistic preference strategy. Even in non-selective admissions, small differences in distance can matter materially in London boroughs with high mobility.

The headline safeguarding position is clear: The safeguarding arrangements are effective.

Beyond safeguarding, personal development is supported through a designed curriculum that includes relationships education, online safety, physical and mental health, and risk management. External evidence also references “character development” lessons that create space for debate and discussion, including careers and relationships. The implication is a pastoral model that is partly curriculum-led, which often improves consistency because all students receive it rather than only those who opt in.

SEND identification and support systems are described as established, with collaboration across professionals where needed and a focus on accessing the same curriculum wherever possible.

With the school website intermittently blocking automated access, it is not possible to reliably evidence a detailed, named clubs list from official pages in this run. What can be evidenced confidently is that the school’s enrichment offer is not purely sporting or generic, it is tied into the technical identity and personal development model.

Specific, evidenced examples that give a clearer picture include:

• The technology-led practical strand, where sixth form learning includes use of industry software to operate a laser cutter, plus robotics build and programming activity, which functions as both curriculum enrichment and employability preparation.

• The “character development” programme, which functions as structured enrichment through debate, discussion, and careers-focused exploration rather than ad hoc assemblies.

If extracurricular breadth is a deciding factor for your family, it is worth asking for the current enrichment timetable and how access works (sign-up, staffing, cost, and prioritisation for disadvantaged students).

This is a state school, so there are no tuition fees for pupils. Families should plan, however, for the usual secondary costs such as uniform, transport, some trips, and optional activities.

For travel, local authority transport guidance for borough schools commonly references rail access via Charlton and tube access via North Greenwich, with relevant bus routes serving the area.

School-day timings and wraparound provision (if any) are not consistently accessible from official pages in this run, so families should confirm start and finish times, and any breakfast or after-school offer, directly with the school.

• GCSE progress signal. A Progress 8 score of -0.36 suggests below-average progress from starting points. Families should probe which subjects are strongest, how gaps are identified, and what interventions look like in practice.

• Consistency of checking understanding. External evidence flags that assessment for learning is not consistently precise across all areas; some pupils can be set work without the knowledge required, which can affect focus and success.

• Competitive entry. With 457 applications for 171 offers in recent data, admission is not straightforward. Preference strategy and distance realism matter.

• If you want a highly academic sixth form pipeline, verify the fit. The sixth form is judged Good and has a technical flavour, but if your priority is a strongly academic A-level profile, you will want to confirm course mix, prior attainment expectations, and progression routes.

Royal Greenwich Trust School is best understood as a growing, improvement-minded comprehensive with a genuine technology-led identity and a sixth form that leans into applied, technical learning. It will suit students who respond well to clear routines, practical learning, and structured personal development, especially those interested in technical pathways alongside mainstream GCSEs. The key trade-off is that the latest published progress measure is below average, so families should focus on subject-level quality, support mechanisms, and whether the learning model matches their child’s needs.