SCHOOL PROFILE

South Rise Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 143596
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 630 Published school capacity
Capacity used 80.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

21 May 2025
Latest published outcome Improved significantly
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 508 482 full-time · 26 part-time
Female pupils 236 46.5% of pupils
Male pupils 272 53.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

40.0%
15.2 pts above England
School 40.0%
Greenwich 29.4%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

35.6%
15.3 pts above England
School 35.6%
Greenwich 28.5%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.6%
0.6 pts above England
School 1.6%
Greenwich 0.5%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
23.2%
118
White British
19.3%
98
Any other Asian background
11.6%
59
Any other White background
10.0%
51
Pakistani
8.5%
43
Indian
6.7%
34
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 26.0% 132 of 508 pupils
5.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 26.0%
Greenwich 24.5%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 23.0% 117 pupils
England 14.8% 8.2 pts above
EHC plans 3.0% 15 pupils
England 6.0% 3.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 80
Autistic spectrum disorder 22
Social, emotional & mental health 12
Specific learning difficulty 8
Moderate learning difficulty 4
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

78.0% 17.6 pts above England
School 78.0%
Greenwich 71.7%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

81.0%

7.2 pts above England

School 81.0%
Greenwich 80.4%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

83.0%

12.7 pts above England

School 83.0%
Greenwich 78.8%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

82.0%

10.0 pts above England

School 82.0%
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

5.33%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.89 pts lower than England
School 5.33%
Greenwich 5.95%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.98%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.16 pts higher than England
School 15.98%
Greenwich 16.35%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.45%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.35 pts lower than England
School 1.45%
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

80.6% 7.5 pts below England
South Rise Primary School
80.6%
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