SCHOOL PROFILE

Deptford Park Primary School

Primary Community school URN 100678
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 240 Published school capacity
Capacity used 90.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

7 December 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Lewisham
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 217 217 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 107 49.3% of pupils
Male pupils 110 50.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

45.2%
20.4 pts above England
School 45.2%
Lewisham 27.8%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

45.2%
24.9 pts above England
School 45.2%
Lewisham 31.5%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.4%
0.4 pts above England
School 1.4%
Lewisham 0.6%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
25.8%
56
Any other ethnic group
20.3%
44
Unclassified
10.6%
23
Any other White background
7.4%
16
Caribbean
7.4%
16
Any other Black background
6.0%
13
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 21.2% 46 of 217 pupils
0.4 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.2%
Lewisham 21.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.4% 40 pupils
England 14.8% 3.6 pts above
EHC plans 2.8% 6 pupils
England 6.0% 3.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 22
Moderate learning difficulty 12
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Hearing impairment 1
Specific learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

69.0% 8.6 pts above England
School 69.0%
Lewisham 64.8%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

71.0%

2.8 pts below England

School 71.0%
Lewisham 75.9%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

76.0%

5.7 pts above England

School 76.0%
Lewisham 71.4%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

74.0%

2.0 pts above England

School 74.0%
Lewisham 73.9%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.13%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.09 pts lower than England
School 5.13%
Lewisham 5.79%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.68%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.13 pts lower than England
School 10.68%
Lewisham 16.14%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.28%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.52 pts lower than England
School 1.28%
Lewisham 1.28%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

90.4% 2.2 pts above England
Deptford Park Primary School
90.4%
Lewisham
85.7%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information