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Kender Primary School

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

personMr Keith Barr

location_onLondon, SE14 5JA

language Visit Website phone 2076394654

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

393

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Expected Standard

68%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Kender Primary School is a Community school primary school in London, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 39% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Kender Primary School is a community school in London, Lewisham, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 353 pupils on roll, of whom 48% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #30 of 63 primaries in Lewisham and #3,520 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 Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.6 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

68%

LA 65%

Reading73% LA 76%

Writing82% LA 71%

Maths82% LA 74%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading80% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing70% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths81% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading62% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths74% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.4

Read

LA 0.0

-3.2 to 0.4

0.2

Write

LA -0.5

-1.5 to 2.0

-0.2

Maths

LA 0.1

-1.8 to 1.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 66%England 65%

Reading84% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths77% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA -0.4

-0.2 to 3.7

-1.4

Write

LA -1.5

-3.2 to 0.3

0.8

Maths

LA -0.1

-1.0 to 2.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 65%

Reading78% LA 76%

Writing78% LA 77%

Maths80% LA 75%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA 0.1

-1.4 to 1.8

-0.3

Write

LA -0.5

-1.8 to 1.2

0.4

Maths

LA 0.3

-1 to 1.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 March 2025

Inspection Report

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29 October 2019

Inspection Report

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26 April 2016

Inspection Report

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28 March 2014

Inspection Report

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01 February 2011

Inspection Report

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01 March 2010

Inspection Report

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21 May 2008

Inspection Report

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26 June 2007

Inspection Report

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04 October 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-03-11

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

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2016-04-26

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2011-02-01

None Legacy

Good

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

1.1%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.8%(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 353 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.1%, 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)	353	4	1.1%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	356	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	380	3	0.8%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	365	3	0.8%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	364	4	1.1%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	403	10	2.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	393	15	3.8%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	386	6	1.6%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	425	4	0.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	419	2	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	405	1	0.2%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	417	10	2.4%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	421	2	0.5%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	413	4	1.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	447	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	447	8	1.8%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	437	10	2.3%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	452	7	1.5%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	449	11	2.4%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	438	3	0.7%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	462	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	455	18	4.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	449	12	2.7%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	466	5	1.1%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	471	3	0.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	470	0	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 33 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils