Ben Saunders, Polar Explorer, meets Year 7 Students as part of a Specialist Schools celebration

Since then the school has raised the profile of its status through projects, partnerships and events.

Students sponsor teachers to abseil down the side of the school to raise money for a school in Malawi Photograph printed with permission from South London Press

We want to prepare Crown Woods students to be successful, active and responsible citizens and to be appropriately skilled to take up the full range of academic and employment opportunities that our
thriving, diverse and dynamic capital city offers. We are working closely with Greenwich to identify specific gaps in the employment market and we will be flexible in our curriculum offer to provide
training and education of the highest standard.

300 model citizens of crown woods school launch their balloons to celebrate our specialist status

The extra funding and recognition of excellence brought to us by Specialist Status is being used creatively and to maximum effect and Crown Woods students benefit from really exciting opportunities. These include overseas trips, curriculum projects and the latest interactive technologies.