Community, Partnerships and Awards

COMMUNITY

We are proud to have ‘community’ at the heart of our school. We celebrate the difference women have made locally, nationally and internationally. Annual events such as Make a Difference Day, Black History Month and our Inter-Generational Projects put equality and diversity at the centre of our school. Our students have sponsored many charities during these events through ingenious fundraising activities.

Greenwich Community Schools Partnership 

Our school is an active member of the Greenwich Community Schools Partnership. This partnership is a group of maintained schools, and one stand-alone academy, all situated within the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The group represents nurseries, schools, colleges, and specialist provision, educating children from nursery to 6th Form. It is open to all community schools who share our common beliefs and wish to work collaboratively with others to enable self-sustaining school improvement.

We believe: 

• Schools should be representative of, and democratically accountable to, their local communicates. They should seek the common good. Headteachers must seek to serve their children and young people, upholding the Nolan Principles for Public Life. 
• Children and young people educated by our schools should be equipped with the knowledge and skills to open all doors in the world. 
• Teachers occupy a particularly important role in national life, so schools must seek, develop and retain, to the best of their ability, the highest quality of qualified staff.
• Knowledge and creativity are central to the development of children and young people. 

We work together to: 

• Share expertise,
• Support each other in times of challenge, 
• Develop an exceptionally strong common workforce, 
• Provide model community education in Greenwich to rival any other provision. 

We believe this creates the conditions in which children and young people in Greenwich can achieve highly and we can raise expectations and aspirations for children and young people of all backgrounds. 

Attachement Research Community (ARC) Learning Hub

Eltham Hill School is proud to be involved as a lead school within the ARC Learning Hub, supporting the sharing of effective, inclusive practice at local, regional and national level. 

The ARC Learning Programme aims to create and sustain a national network of Learning Hubs made up of schools and educational settings that are leading practitioners of relational approaches including trauma-informed and attachment-aware practice.   This growing network establishes centres of excellence across Early Years, Primary, Secondary, Post 16, and Special and Alternative Provision, including Pupil Referral Units, supporting positive outcomes for children and young people nationwide.

International Partnerships

Our International Programme partners with schools from around the world to provide visiting pupils with the opportunity to attend an English school whilst visiting the UK.  Visiting pupils are given an Eltham Hill School ‘buddy’ – a pupil from a year group of similar age – who they will shadow and attend academic lessons with. Since September 2016, we’ve had visitors from France, Spain, Finland, Norway, Thailand, Belgium, China and Netherlands.

Awards

SSAT Leading Edge Award

Eltham Hill School received an award from the SSAT in recognition of our Transforming Practice in ‘Leadership through moral purpose’. This means our school has met the highest standards of the Framework for Exceptional Education and that our work in this area is amongst the most effective practice nationally. 

In issuing the award the moderator referred to, ‘the strong moral purpose from all who lead the school’ and reported they could clearly see the impact of our work in the ‘exceptional school environment’. It was noted that Leaders in school ‘are actively involved in sharing the schools work with other schools, both through training on diversity, anti-racism and racial literacy for staff and through supporting other schools locally with their curriculum planning’. In summary the moderator stated that, ‘Eltham Hill School totally embraces the transformational practice described by FfEE ‘Leadership through moral purpose’ and ‘the school is an exemplar to others.’ 

SSAT Award - EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES AWARD

We are delighted that our excellent outcomes have been recognised by SSAT (The Schools, Students and Teachers Network) in this year’s Educational Outcomes Awards. The award recognises that Eltham Hill School is in the top 20% of non-selective schools nationally for student attainment in the 2024 end of KS4 exams. 

The SSAT Educational Outcomes database compares all state-funded schools in England. To be recognised with an Educational Outcomes Award is a significant achievement and a testament to the work of the whole school community. 

Sue Williamson, Chief Executive of SSAT said: “Congratulations to Eltham Hill School on winning two SSAT Educational Outcomes Awards. This success is down to the superb learning and teaching, outstanding support and inspirational leadership of students, staff, parents and governors. You have made a huge difference to the lives of the young people in your school. Thank you.”

Eltham Hill School Named Gender Action Beacon School

We are proud to announce that Eltham Hill School has been recognised as a Gender Action Beacon School – one of only three schools in the country to receive this recognition.

The award reflects our ongoing commitment to challenging gender stereotypes and placing gender equality at the heart of our policies and practice. We work closely with staff and students to promote a culture where there are no limits on ambition or achievement based on gender. We believe that true gender equality drives lasting cultural change — and we are proud to be leading the way.  Our continuous whole-school review of our communications, displays, activities and lesson resources ensure that gender equality is embedded in every aspect of school life.

Eltham Hill School recognised as a UNICEF UK Silver: Rights Aware school

UNICEF is the world’s leading organisation working for children and their rights. The Rights Respecting Schools Award is granted to schools that show commitment to promoting and realising children’s rights and encouraging adults, children, and young people to respect the rights of others in school. Silver is given to schools that make excellent progress towards embedding the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into its ethos and curriculum. There are over 1,300 schools across England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales that have achieved Silver and over 600 schools that have been awarded Gold, the next step up and highest accolade granted by UNICEF UK.

UNICEF is the world’s leading organisation working for children and their rights. The Rights Respecting Schools Award is granted to schools that show commitment to promoting and realising children’s rights and encouraging adults, children, and young people to respect the rights of others in school. Silver is given to schools that make excellent progress towards embedding the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into its ethos and curriculum. There are over 1,300 schools across England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales that have achieved Silver and over 600 schools that have been awarded Gold, the next step up and highest accolade granted by UNICEF UK. Read more here. 

PTI Subject Mark for outstanding teaching in Art, Maths, Science and Leadership

This year our Art, Maths and Science departments have been awarded The PTI Subject Mark for 2025. The Mark acknowledges a department’s work as a member of the Department Development Programme. Members commit to developing a challenging curriculum, enthusing pupils through extra-curricular subject-based activities, enriching teachers’ own subject knowledge and encouraging subject links. The Art, Maths and Science departments have been awarded the Mark in recognition of their achievement across these four key development areas which place subject at the heart of teaching. 

Eltham Hill School was also awarded The PTI Leadership Mark for 2025. Members of school leadership teams join The PTI Leadership Programme to focus on whole school leadership to drive and support the improvement of education for all children regardless of background or ability. This is achieved through three key themes: Ethos, Curriculum and People & Inclusion. The Mark recognises our SLT’s commitment to this programme. 

EqualiTeach Gold AWARD

Eltham Hill School has been awarded the EqualiTeach Gold Award for our continued work on Equality, Inclusion and Diversity across the school. Equaliteach states that Gold Award schools are, ‘ a beacon for others; where the positive impact of best equality and diversity practice is clearly visible’ Only about 20 schools nationwide have received this prestigious Gold Award and we are delighted that the commitment to a fully inclusive comprehensive education across our school community has had national recognition!

Wellbeing Award for Schools

Eltham Hill School has achieved the Wellbeing Award for Schools (WAS) . This nationally recognised accreditation highlights our strong commitment to promoting emotional wellbeing and positive mental health across our whole school community. The award recognises our inclusive approach, strong pastoral systems and the way wellbeing is embedded into our curriculum, policies and daily practice. We are proud of this achievement and remain dedicated to ensuring that every student feels safe, supported and able to thrive. 

Dyslexia Friendly Quality Mark

We are proud to announce that Eltham Hill School has achieved the Dyslexia Friendly Quality Mark from the British Dyslexia Association. This recognition reflects our strong commitment to inclusive practice, celebrating individuality and supporting learners with specific learning difficulties, including dyslexia.

Through staff training, a dedicated Inclusion Team and initiatives such as our Dyslexia Club, learners feel listened to, valued and supported to develop confidence, resilience and self-advocacy. A dyslexia-friendly approach benefits all learners at Eltham Hill School and enables students with dyslexia to thrive both in and beyond the classroom.

ELTHAM HILL SCHOOL AWARDED THE MUSIC MARK OF RECOGNITION

We’re proud to share that Eltham Hill School has been awarded the Music Mark of Recognition for Ambition & Quality by Royal Greenwich Music Service. This national recognition celebrates our commitment to high-quality, inclusive music education and the value we place on creativity and opportunity for all young people. 
 
Music Mark is the UK Association for Music Education, championing access to music for every child and young person. 

Artsmark Gold

Artsmark gives every child the opportunity to create, compose, and perform, gain knowledge and understanding, and to visit experience and participate in extraordinary work. Benefits to students include:

• building confidence; resilience and drive that will help children grow into happy, articulate, successful young people
• arts and culture unlock potential helping children and young people develop character and talent, knowledge and understanding
• introduce the joys of creating, performing and composing.

TfL STARS Bronze Kite Mark for School Travel Plan

Our STARS award recognises our work in inspiring our students to travel to school sustainably, actively, responsibly and safely by championing walking, scooting and cycling.