SCHOOL PROFILE

Kender Primary School

Primary Community school URN 100691
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 83.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

11 March 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

30 October 2019
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 5 December 2019
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 351 323 full-time · 28 part-time
Female pupils 183 52.1% of pupils
Male pupils 168 47.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

45.3%
20.5 pts above England
School 45.3%
Lewisham 27.8%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

67.8%
47.5 pts above England
School 67.8%
Lewisham 31.5%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.3%
1.3 pts above England
School 2.3%
Lewisham 0.6%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
22.2%
78
Any other ethnic group
21.1%
74
Caribbean
11.4%
40
White British
9.7%
34
Any other Mixed background
8.5%
30
Any other Black background
7.1%
25
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 17.4% 61 of 351 pupils
3.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.4%
Lewisham 21.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.5% 58 pupils
England 14.8% 1.7 pts above
EHC plans 0.9% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 5.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 37
Autistic spectrum disorder 8
Social, emotional & mental health 7
Specific learning difficulty 5
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Physical disability 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

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

Reading

73.0%

0.8 pts below England

School 73.0%
Lewisham 75.9%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

82.0%

11.7 pts above England

School 82.0%
Lewisham 71.4%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

82.0%

10.0 pts above England

School 82.0%
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

6.96%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.74 pts higher than England
School 6.96%
Lewisham 5.79%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

24.41%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.60 pts higher than England
School 24.41%
Lewisham 16.14%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.68%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.87 pts higher than England
School 2.68%
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

83.6% 4.6 pts below England
Kender Primary School
83.6%
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