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Good Shepherd RC School

Lewisham, BR1 5EPPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
1 Good · 4 Requires improvement
Jan 2025
KS2 Results
47%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
25 1st-choice / 27 places
Ranking
#11,417
of 13,686 nationally

About Good Shepherd RC School

Good Shepherd RC School in Lewisham received a Requires Improvement rating from Ofsted following its most recent graded inspection in January 2025, a notable shift from the Good rating it had held in its previous inspection back in 2011. The inspection report, published in March 2025, gave the school Requires Improvement for quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, leadership and management, and early years provision, while personal development was rated Good. The most telling academic metric for this primary school is the Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard: only 47% of pupils reached this benchmark in the 2023/24 academic year. That is well below the Lewisham local authority average of 64% and places the school 54th out of 59 primary schools in the borough, putting it in the bottom half nationally. Just 3% of pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressMoorside Road, Bromley, Lewisham, BR1 5EP
HeadteacherLisa De Souza
Local AuthorityLewisham
Number of Pupils212
Free School Meals (FSM)26.7%
School Capacity212 / 290 (73% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

28 Jan 2025
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Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement
Early Years Provision
Requires improvement

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 2 Mar 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

7
Sports HallArt StudiosOutdoor PlaygroundPlaying FieldsForest SchoolLibraryChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

9

Sports

RoundersTennisAthleticsDanceGymnastics

Clubs & Activities

CodingDramaFilm ClubScience Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:30

Breakfast club

07:30-08:45

After-school care

15:30-18:30

Source: goodshepherd.lewisham.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Good Shepherd RC School

Good Shepherd RC School has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This means the school is not yet good, but inspectors believe it can improve with the right support and changes.