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Marvels Lane Primary School

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

person Ms Isabel Hedderman (Headteacher)

location_onLondon, SE12 9RA

language Visit Website phone 02088573904

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

388

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Expected Standard

70%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Marvels Lane Primary School is a Community school primary school in London, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 34% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Marvels Lane Primary School is a community school in London, Lewisham, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 385 pupils on roll, of whom 35% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #25 of 67 primaries in Lewisham and #2,778 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 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

70%

LA 65%

Reading78% LA 76%

Writing72% LA 71%

Maths82% LA 74%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading67% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing59% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths67% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading76% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing65% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths81% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA 0.0

-3.3 to 0.9

-2.8

Write

LA -0.5

-4.8 to -0.8

0.7

Maths

LA 0.1

-1.3 to 2.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 66%England 65%

Reading69% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.8

Read

LA -0.4

-2.6 to 1.0

-4.3

Write

LA -1.5

-6.0 to -2.6

1.7

Maths

LA -0.1

0.1 to 3.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 65%

Reading70% LA 76%

Writing72% LA 77%

Maths75% LA 75%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA 0.1

-2.3 to 0.9

-2.2

Write

LA -0.5

-3.8 to -0.6

0.9

Maths

LA 0.3

-0.6 to 2.4

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2025	#2,778 / 14,159	#25	#4,733	#1
2024	#9,857 / 14,233	#52	#9,226	#1
2023	#7,934 / 13,940	#47	#7,452	#9,935
2019	#8,688 / 11,810	#44	#8,100	#8,878
2018	#6,991 / 10,972	#39	#7,258	#7,523

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

24 June 2025

Inspection Report

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14 January 2020

Inspection Report

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12 July 2016

Inspection Report

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25 June 2014

Inspection Report

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26 February 2014

Inspection Report

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25 January 2011

Inspection Report

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10 June 2008

Inspection Report

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11 October 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-07-12

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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2014-02-26

None Legacy

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

0.2%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 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 404 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.2%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	404	1	0.2%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	397	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	417	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	404	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	407	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	400	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	388	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	384	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	383	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	373	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	362	1	0.3%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	380	1	0.3%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	382	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	377	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	393	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	393	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	393	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	393	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	390	1	0.3%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	385	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	392	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	397	1	0.3%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	398	1	0.3%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	410	2	0.5%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	413	2	0.5%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	417	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 24 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 13 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils