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Baring Primary School

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

personMrs Caroline Phillips

location_onLondon, SE12 0NB

language Visit Website phone 2088575637

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

229

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Expected Standard

54%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Baring Primary School is a Community school primary school in London, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 74% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Baring Primary School is a community school in London, Lewisham, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 212 pupils on roll, of whom 26% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #58 of 63 primaries in Lewisham and #9,987 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.2 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

54%

LA 65%

Reading64% LA 76%

Writing61% LA 71%

Maths79% LA 74%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading73% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing59% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths68% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading48% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing56% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths41% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.8

Read

LA 0.0

-4.4 to 0.7

1.3

Write

LA -0.5

-1.1 to 3.8

-3.5

Maths

LA 0.1

-5.9 to -1.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 66%England 65%

Reading75% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths89% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.0

Read

LA -0.4

0.6 to 5.4

-0.9

Write

LA -1.5

-3.1 to 1.4

3.9

Maths

LA -0.1

1.8 to 6.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 65%

Reading57% LA 76%

Writing73% LA 77%

Maths80% LA 75%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA 0.1

-2.3 to 2.1

0.6

Write

LA -0.5

-1.5 to 2.7

2.3

Maths

LA 0.3

0.3 to 4.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 January 2025

Inspection Report

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12 February 2019

Inspection Report

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09 December 2014

Inspection Report

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29 June 2010

Inspection Report

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22 May 2007

Inspection Report

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11 June 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-01-14

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2019-02-12

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-12-09

Exempt School Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-06-29

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

1.4%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.4%(3 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 212 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.4%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	212	3	1.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	216	2	0.9%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	225	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	221	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	220	1	0.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	236	1	0.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	229	2	0.9%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	224	2	0.9%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	235	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	234	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	234	4	1.7%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	232	1	0.4%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	233	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	240	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	244	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	244	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	240	4	1.7%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	250	3	1.2%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	248	5	2.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	250	2	0.8%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	265	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	265	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	268	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	252	1	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	252	2	0.8%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	255	3	1.2%	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 29 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils