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Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit

Academy converter in London, SE9 3JN, taking ages 2 to 11, 265 on roll.

Report card Ofsted, Apr 2026
4.2 mi Admitted from, 2024/25
126% Full, over capacity
56.0% Met the expected standard, 2024/25

Will an address get in?

In 2024/25, the furthest child offered a place lived 4.2 miles away.

Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.

The circle is 4.2 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2024/25.

This is not a catchment area. 4.2 miles was last year's outcome, not a boundary and not a promise.
How to read this

Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived.

Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.

Real admission areas are not circular: the circle is the distance, not a boundary. The labels on the map are postcode districts whose centre falls inside it; each opens the district's guide.

The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.

One published year so far: 2024/25, from Greenwich. With two or more, the map can draw any of them.

Source: Greenwich, published admission distances, 2024/25

Two schools, both in reach

Two children, or a first and second preference? Add a second school to see where both are in reach, cheapest districts first. Only a school with a published distance can be added.

If the answer is no, you can appeal. In Greenwich, 14 of 217 secondary appeals succeeded in 2025 (6.5%; England 19.9%), counted for all the council's schools together. How every council compares.

Other schools nearby with a published distance

The closest schools to Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.

SchoolPhaseAdmitted fromAway
Montbelle Primary School Both in reach Primary 1.5 mi 2024/25 0.5 mi
Wyborne Primary School Both in reach Primary 2.01 mi 2024/25 0.7 mi
Edgebury Primary School Both in reach Primary 0.48 mi 2025/26 0.9 mi
Elmstead Wood Primary School Both in reach Primary 0.54 mi 2025/26 0.9 mi
Red Hill Primary School Both in reach Primary 1.08 mi 2025/26 0.9 mi
Middle Park Primary School Both in reach Primary 2.78 mi 2024/25 1.1 mi

The distance as a picture

Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit catchment area map: the 4.2 mile admission distance, 2024/25 and the postcode districts inside it
Drawn to scale from the published figure, with the districts whose centre falls inside. Save the picture, or share this page and this is the card that appears.

What kind of school this is

Religious characterNo religious character
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
How full 265 pupils in 210 places (126% full, over capacity)
TrustMARITIME ACADEMY TRUST
Local authorityGreenwich

Department for Education register (GIAS).

How the school is doing

Ofsted Report card, April 2026: 2 areas strong or exceptional, 5 at the expected standard
Report card
  • Safeguarding Met
  • Inclusion Strong standard
  • Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
  • Achievement Expected standard
  • Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
  • Early years Expected standard
  • Post-16 provision Not applicable
  • Leadership and governance Expected standard
Ofsted stopped giving schools a single overall grade in 2024; from November 2025 each area is judged on this five-point scale.
Meeting the expected standard 56.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25)
YearMeeting the expected standard
2024/25 56.0%
2023/24 76.0%
2022/23 48.0%

Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.

Who goes to Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit

Girls and boys45.7% girls, 54.3% boys
English as an additional language20.4% of pupils
Free school meals45.3% of pupils eligible

DfE school census, most recent published year.

What it costs to live within reach of Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit

Cheapest district inside the 4.2 miles: SE13, median £330,000. Dearest: BR2, £625,000.

DistrictAreaFrom the schoolMedian sold price
SE13 Lewisham 3.4 mi £330,000 88 sales
SE9 Greenwich 0.8 mi £380,000 53 sales
SE18 Greenwich 3.5 mi £400,000 59 sales
DA16 Bexley 3.0 mi £402,500 89 sales
DA14 Bexley 2.5 mi £423,000 106 sales
SE12 Lewisham 1.7 mi £465,000 93 sales
SE6 Lewisham 3.2 mi £475,000 105 sales
DA15 Bexley 1.9 mi £535,000 137 sales
BR7 Bromley 1.4 mi £600,000 115 sales
SE3 Greenwich 2.9 mi £615,000 91 sales
BR2 Bromley 3.6 mi £625,000 124 sales
How to read this

The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 4.2 miles the school admitted from in 2024/25, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.

How this compares across England: what a tight gate costs, school by school.

Source: HM Land Registry sold prices, via each district's area guide

Getting to Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit by bus

Best-served stop: Coldharbour Library, 0.3 mi away, with 5.0 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; the service runs through the night.

Every stop within 600 m
StopFrom the schoolWeekday daytime, an hourEveningSundayRoutes
Partridge Green0.2 mi4.94.23.0314
Partridge Green0.2 mi4.93.83.0314
Altash Gardens0.2 mi4.94.23.0314

These are scheduled departures, not buses observed running. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two rows.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), week of 8 Sep 2026

The fee-paying alternative

Weighing Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around SE9: ages, selection, and how full each one is → What it costs to live at SE9 3JN, by the school: council tax, energy, prices, rent, stamp duty →

Checking the house as well as the school

The full report checks one address against every nearby school, with sold prices, flood risk and crime.

Common questions

What is the catchment area for Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit?

Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2024/25 lived 4.2 miles away, per Greenwich.

How close do I need to live to get a place at Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit?

Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 4.2 miles was enough in 2024/25, and at 126% full the school has little slack. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.

Does buying a house near Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit guarantee a place?

No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.

Every Greenwich school's distance

All Greenwich schools with a published admission distance, tightest first →
How school admissions actually work, and what the distance means →

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Admission distance published by Greenwich. School details from the Department for Education's register, ratings from Ofsted. Read how every figure on this site is sourced on the methodology page. If something here looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.