We are delighted to announce that the Regional Director at the Department for Education has approved our significant change request to establish a Local Authority Resourced Provision (LARP) Satellite Provision. This new provision will serve as an extension of the existing LARP currently based at and operated by Woolwich Polytechnic School (WPS) and is scheduled to commence in 2026. The proposed expansion will increase the total LARP capacity from 15 to 45 pupils, with the additional 30 places delivered via a new satellite site. This approval is conditional upon further consultation prior to the opening of the provision as a single-sex Satellite LARP, as the initial consultation was conducted on the basis of a co-educational model.

The consultation period runs from Monday 8th September to Friday 3rd October 2025 and allows anyone with an interest (for example parents, other schools and the local community) to comment on the proposal for the satellite LARP to open as a single-sex (all male) provision rather than a co-educational one.

You can comment by emailing consultation@woolwichpoly.co.uk