SCHOOL PROFILE

Forster Park Primary School

Primary Community school URN 100683
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 315 Published school capacity
Capacity used 85.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

10 December 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management 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 269 269 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 127 47.2% of pupils
Male pupils 142 52.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

41.3%
16.5 pts above England
School 41.3%
Lewisham 27.8%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

37.5%
17.2 pts above England
School 37.5%
Lewisham 31.5%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

7.8%
6.8 pts above England
School 7.8%
Lewisham 0.6%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
20.8%
56
White British
18.6%
50
Any other White background
12.6%
34
Any other Mixed background
10.4%
28
Caribbean
7.4%
20
Any other Asian background
6.3%
17
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 21.6% 58 of 269 pupils
0.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.6%
Lewisham 21.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.9% 40 pupils
England 14.8% 0.1 pts above
EHC plans 6.7% 18 pupils
England 6.0% 0.7 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 29
Autistic spectrum disorder 18
Specific learning difficulty 4
Social, emotional & mental health 3
Other difficulty or disability 2
Physical disability 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

68.0% 7.6 pts above England
School 68.0%
Lewisham 64.8%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

74.0%

0.2 pts above England

School 74.0%
Lewisham 75.9%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

77.0%

6.7 pts above England

School 77.0%
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

6.57%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.35 pts higher than England
School 6.57%
Lewisham 5.79%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

19.71%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.89 pts higher than England
School 19.71%
Lewisham 16.14%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.46%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.34 pts lower than England
School 1.46%
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

85.4% 2.8 pts below England
Forster Park Primary School
85.4%
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