SCHOOL PROFILE

Timbercroft Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 143209
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 437 Published school capacity
Capacity used 83.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

11 July 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Greenwich
Trust MARITIME ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 363 342 full-time · 21 part-time
Female pupils 173 47.7% of pupils
Male pupils 190 52.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

25.1%
0.3 pts above England
School 25.1%
Greenwich 29.4%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

29.2%
8.9 pts above England
School 29.2%
Greenwich 28.5%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Greenwich 0.5%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
27.5%
100
Any other White background
12.7%
46
African
9.9%
36
Any other Mixed background
9.4%
34
Indian
7.4%
27
Any other Asian background
7.2%
26
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 20.7% 75 of 363 pupils
0.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 20.7%
Greenwich 24.5%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.7% 57 pupils
England 14.8% 0.9 pts above
EHC plans 5.0% 18 pupils
England 6.0% 1.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 29
Autistic spectrum disorder 14
Other difficulty or disability 12
No specialist assessment yet 11
Social, emotional & mental health 6
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

80.0% 19.6 pts above England
School 80.0%
Greenwich 71.7%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

86.0%

12.2 pts above England

School 86.0%
Greenwich 80.4%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

86.0%

15.7 pts above England

School 86.0%
Greenwich 78.8%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

86.0%

14.0 pts above England

School 86.0%
Greenwich 79.2%
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

4.10%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.12 pts lower than England
School 4.10%
Greenwich 5.95%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.32%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.49 pts lower than England
School 10.32%
Greenwich 16.35%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.59%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.21 pts lower than England
School 0.59%
Greenwich 1.43%
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

83.1% 5.1 pts below England
Timbercroft Primary School
83.1%
Greenwich
86.8%
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