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Athelney Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMs K Wong

location_onLondon, SE6 3LD

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

402

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Expected Standard

43%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Athelney Primary School is a Community school primary school in London, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 89% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Athelney Primary School is a community school in London, Lewisham, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 385 pupils on roll, of whom 42% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 43% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #60 of 63 primaries in Lewisham and #11,546 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 15.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 65%

Reading57% LA 76%

Writing47% LA 71%

Maths65% LA 74%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading55% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing58% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths52% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

30%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading48% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing54% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths46% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.7

Read

LA 0.0

-5.2 to -2.2

-3.2

Write

LA -0.5

-4.6 to -1.7

-3.5

Maths

LA 0.1

-4.9 to -2.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 66%England 65%

Reading50% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths70% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.5

Read

LA -0.4

-4.1 to -0.8

-1.4

Write

LA -1.5

-2.9 to 0.1

0.0

Maths

LA -0.1

-1.4 to 1.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 65%

Reading66% LA 76%

Writing73% LA 77%

Maths85% LA 75%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.2

Read

LA 0.1

-0.4 to 2.8

1.3

Write

LA -0.5

-0.2 to 2.8

1.9

Maths

LA 0.3

0.5 to 3.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

13 July 2022

Inspection Report

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24 January 2017

Inspection Report

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23 November 2011

Inspection Report

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19 October 2010

Inspection Report

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28 January 2009

Inspection Report

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22 November 2006

Inspection Report

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27 June 2006

Inspection Report

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02 March 2006

Inspection Report

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21 September 2005

Inspection Report

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27 September 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2022-07-13

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-01-24

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2011-11-23

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-01-28

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 385 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	385	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	370	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	404	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	391	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	382	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	416	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	402	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	411	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	439	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	424	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	420	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	429	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	430	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	435	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	439	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	439	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	429	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	462	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	457	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	446	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	465	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	467	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	465	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	486	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	479	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	475	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 71 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 28 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils