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Good Shepherd RC School

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personMiss Lisa De Souza

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

235

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Expected Standard

67%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Good Shepherd RC School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Bromley, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.0×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 42% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Good Shepherd RC School is a voluntary aided school in Bromley, Lewisham, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 212 pupils on roll, of whom 30% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #46 of 63 primaries in Lewisham and #6,712 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 Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.0× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 25.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 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

67%

LA 65%

Reading70% LA 76%

Writing67% LA 71%

Maths70% LA 74%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading80% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing70% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths50% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading87% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths87% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA 0.0

-0.1 to 4.4

-0.9

Write

LA -0.5

-3.1 to 1.3

2.7

Maths

LA 0.1

0.6 to 4.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 66%England 65%

Reading86% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths97% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.1

Read

LA -0.4

-4.4 to 0.1

-5.6

Write

LA -1.5

-7.8 to -3.5

-0.1

Maths

LA -0.1

-2.1 to 1.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 65%

Reading83% LA 76%

Writing77% LA 77%

Maths81% LA 75%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.2

Read

LA 0.1

-3.8 to -0.6

-2.2

Write

LA -0.5

-3.8 to -0.6

-1.9

Maths

LA 0.3

-3.4 to -0.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

28 January 2025

Inspection Report

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26 February 2020

Inspection Report

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06 July 2016

Inspection Report

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28 March 2014

Inspection Report

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12 January 2011

Inspection Report

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26 September 2007

Inspection Report

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06 February 2006

Inspection Report

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14 June 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-01-28

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

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2016-07-06

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2011-01-12

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2007-09-26

None EIF

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

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 212 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	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	212	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	218	1	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	224	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	231	2	0.9%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	222	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	238	11	4.6%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	235	2	0.9%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	227	1	0.4%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	229	1	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	223	2	0.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	219	3	1.4%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	230	10	4.3%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	223	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	219	4	1.8%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	230	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	230	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	233	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	236	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	237	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	233	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	260	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	257	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	258	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	272	1	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	265	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	255	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 48 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils