SCHOOL PROFILE

Elfrida Primary School

Primary Community school URN 100681
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 508 Published school capacity
Capacity used 65.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

23 June 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 335 309 full-time · 26 part-time
Female pupils 163 48.7% of pupils
Male pupils 172 51.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

42.7%
17.9 pts above England
School 42.7%
Lewisham 27.8%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

42.1%
21.8 pts above England
School 42.1%
Lewisham 31.5%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.2%
0.2 pts above England
School 1.2%
Lewisham 0.6%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
16.1%
54
White British
15.8%
53
Caribbean
13.1%
44
Any other White background
12.2%
41
Any other Mixed background
11.0%
37
White and Black Caribbean
9.0%
30
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 17.3% 58 of 335 pupils
3.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.3%
Lewisham 21.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.3% 38 pupils
England 14.8% 3.4 pts below
EHC plans 6.0% 20 pupils
England 6.0% 0.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 37
Autistic spectrum disorder 8
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Physical disability 2
No specialist assessment yet 2

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

47.0% 13.4 pts below England
School 47.0%
Lewisham 64.8%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

57.0%

16.8 pts below England

School 57.0%
Lewisham 75.9%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

51.0%

19.3 pts below England

School 51.0%
Lewisham 71.4%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

66.0%

6.0 pts below England

School 66.0%
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

8.10%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.88 pts higher than England
School 8.10%
Lewisham 5.79%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

20.71%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.90 pts higher than England
School 20.71%
Lewisham 16.14%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.91%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.11 pts higher than England
School 2.91%
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

65.9% 22.2 pts below England
Elfrida Primary School
65.9%
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