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Elfrida Primary School

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

personMrs Kathryn Wong

location_onLondon, SE6 3EN

language Visit Website phone 2086985755

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

391

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Expected Standard

47%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Elfrida Primary School is a Community school primary school in London, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 85% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Elfrida Primary School is a community school in London, Lewisham, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 366 pupils on roll, of whom 43% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 47% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #62 of 63 primaries in Lewisham and #12,001 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.3:1. 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

47%

LA 65%

Reading57% LA 76%

Writing51% LA 71%

Maths66% LA 74%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

27%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading49% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing51% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths39% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

32%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading60% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing44% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths62% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.8

Read

LA 0.0

-4.6 to -0.9

-4.6

Write

LA -0.5

-6.3 to -2.8

-2.1

Maths

LA 0.1

-3.8 to -0.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 66%England 65%

Reading57% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths70% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.6

Read

LA -0.4

-4.0 to -1.2

-2.9

Write

LA -1.5

-4.2 to -1.6

-1.7

Maths

LA -0.1

-2.9 to -0.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 65%

Reading82% LA 76%

Writing78% LA 77%

Maths73% LA 75%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA 0.1

-1.3 to 2.1

-0.4

Write

LA -0.5

-2 to 1.2

-0.9

Maths

LA 0.3

-2.4 to 0.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

22 June 2022

Inspection Report

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01 October 2020

Inspection Report

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21 March 2017

Inspection Report

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27 September 2012

Inspection Report

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12 January 2012

Inspection Report

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25 November 2010

Inspection Report

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23 June 2008

Inspection Report

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21 February 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-03-21

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-09-27

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-11-25

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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 366 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)	366	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	368	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	391	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	392	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	378	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	391	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	391	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	375	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	414	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	411	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	413	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	423	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	424	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	429	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	469	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	469	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	456	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	485	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	490	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	480	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	499	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	497	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	506	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	505	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	497	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	492	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 42 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils