OFSTED
21 September 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
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
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
208
208 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
116
55.8% of pupils
Male pupils
92
44.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
9.8 pts
above England
School
34.6%
Lewisham
27.8%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.2 pts
above England
School
38.5%
Lewisham
31.5%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Lewisham
0.6%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
African
32.2%
67
Caribbean
22.1%
46
Any other ethnic group
10.1%
21
White British
9.1%
19
Any other Black background
5.3%
11
Any other White background
4.3%
9
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
19.7%
41 of
208 pupils
1.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.7 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
57.0%
3.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
60.0%
Reading
13.8 pts below England
School
60.0%
Lewisham
75.9%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
63.0%
Writing
7.3 pts below England
School
63.0%
Lewisham
71.4%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
73.0%
Maths
1.0 pts above England
School
73.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.42%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.21 pts
higher than
England
School
7.42%
Lewisham
5.79%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
25.36%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.54 pts
higher than
England
School
25.36%
Lewisham
16.14%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.44%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.37 pts
lower than
England
School
1.44%
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
88.5%
0.3 pts
above England
Grinling Gibbons Primary School
88.5%
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.