St Mary's Lewisham Church of England Primary School

About St Mary's Lewisham Church of England Primary School

St Mary's Lewisham Church of England Primary School sits within the Lewisham local authority, a London borough with 67 primary schools. Among these, the school ranks 24th, placing it comfortably in the top half locally. Its closest high-performing peers include Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School, St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, and Eliot Bank Primary School, all of which score higher on the same ranking metric. For families prioritising a strong local alternative, the nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is Gordonbrock Primary School, just 0.9 kilometres away. St Mary's itself holds a Good rating overall from its most recent inspection in 2021, with one area — personal development — judged Outstanding. The school is a Church of England state primary for mixed genders, serving children from age 3 to 11, and includes a nursery provision. With 229 pupils on roll against a capacity of 210, it is operating above its official capacity, which reflects its popularity in the area.

Academically, St Mary's performs solidly against local benchmarks. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, just above the Lewisham local authority average of 64%. The school's ranking score of 67 places it in the top 50% nationally and within the top half of London primaries. Subject-level results show particularly strong maths outcomes: 97% of pupils achieved the expected standard in maths, with 33% reaching the higher standard. Reading and writing both saw 77% of pupils at the expected level, while higher-standard attainment in reading was 30%. Average scaled scores were 105 in reading and 107 in maths. The school does not publish progress scores for these subjects, so it is not possible to compare value-added directly. In its most recent Ofsted inspection, the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management were all rated Good, while early years provision also received a Good grade.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including art studios, music rooms, a forest school, an ICT suite, a chapel, and an outdoor playground. Sports provision covers athletics, swimming, gymnastics, rounders, netball, cricket and football, and there are clubs such as book club, art club, coding, chess, film club and choir. For children with additional needs, the school has identified provisions for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. Admissions data for 2025/26 shows the school is oversubscribed: there were 92 total applications for 29 places, a ratio of 3.17 applicants per place, with 28 offers made to first-preference applicants out of 31 first-preference applications. This level of demand suggests St Mary's is a well-regarded choice for local families, particularly those seeking a Church of England primary with strong core subject results and a personal development focus rated Outstanding.

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