The beginning of September is an exciting time for parents and pupils as children head back to school after the summer break.

For many parents, their child may be stepping into secondary school for the first time.

While schools have typically been evaluated based on their Ofsted rating, this is all set to change as single headline grades for schools will be scrapped with “immediate effect” according to the government website.

This is planned to “boost school standards and increase transparency for parents”.

Single headline grades have been described by the government as “reductive” as they do not provide an assessment of the school’s performance overall across a range of areas.

This academic year, parents will instead see four grades across each of the following sub-categories: Quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development and leadership and management.

Bridget Phillipson, Education Secretary, said: “The need for Ofsted reform to drive high and rising standards for all our children in every school is overwhelmingly clear.

“The removal of headline grades is a generational reform and a landmark moment for children, parents, and teachers.

“Single headline grades are low information for parents and high stakes for schools.

“Parents deserve a much clearer, much broader picture of how schools are performing – that’s what our report cards will provide.

“This government will make inspection a more powerful, more transparent tool for driving school improvement.

“We promised change, and now we are delivering.”

Therefore, the ratings that schools have now will be the final single headline grades they receive before this change in evaluation is implemented.

We have compiled a list of the ratings of all of the secondary schools in Greenwich prior to the change as well as the date their most recent Ofsted report was published.

 

Outstanding:

Our Lady of Grace Catholic Primary School – May 16, 2023

Woolmore Primary School – November 17, 2022

John Ball Primary School – June 10, 2024

Cardwell Primary School – July 11, 2014

Wingfield Primary School – December 15, 2022

 

Good:

Christ Church Church of England Primary School – January 14, 2022

ST Joseph’s Catholic Primary School – June 15, 2023

Halstow Primary School – November 11, 2021

Meridian Primary School – November 15, 2022

Fossdene Primary School – September 21, 2022

Invicta Primary School – June 10, 2024

Sherington Primary School – November 28, 2023

St Alfege with St Peter’s Church of England Primary School – February 1, 2022

James Wolfe Primary School and Centre for the Deaf – March 13, 2024

Thorntree Primary School – December 13, 2021

Cherry Orchard Primary School – May 9, 2019

Charlton Manor Primary School – April 27, 2023

All Saints’ Church of England Primary School Blackheath – November 15, 2019

Woodhill Primary School – May 8, 2024

Charlton Park Academy (Residential Special School) – April 27, 2023

Charlton Park Academy (Special School) – July 20, 2023

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School – July 28, 2023

Tidemill Academy – January 16, 2023

Heath House Preparatory School – June 25, 2012

Grinling Gibbons Primary School – October 17, 2022

Morden Mount Primary School – November 29, 2023

Deptford Park Primary School – February 6, 2023

St Matthew Academy – November 28, 2019

Brooklands Primary School – March 8, 2024

Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School – December 13, 2023

Mulgrave Primary School – July 7, 2023

Lucas Vale Primary School – March 7, 2023

Ashmead Primary School – February 7, 2023

St John’s Roman Catholic Primary School – December 2, 2019

Urban Mission School – October 6, 2022

 

Requires Improvement:

Greenwich Waldorf School – July 20, 2020

 

Millenium Primary School, Kidbrooke Park Primary School and St Stephen’s CofE Primary School have not been inspected since converting to academies.

There are currently no inadequate primary schools in Greenwich according to Ofsted.