Alderwood Primary School, London

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a small, diverse and extremely friendly one form entry primary school located in the borough of Royal Greenwich. Our school values run through every aspect of life here in school. We are committed to teaching our children the importance of relationships, how to be caring and respectful towards others and how to protect the environment around us."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, gymnastics, ballet, chess, Lego and sewing.

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils at Alderwood Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 82% and 81% in Greenwich and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (81% in reading, 89% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 27 families put Alderwood Primary School as their first choice and 73 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Alderwood Primary School are Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 77% reading, 70% maths); Days Lane Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 81% reading, 81% maths); Bishop Ridley Church of England Primary School (0.8 miles); and Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 92% reading, 78% maths).

Alderwood Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Alderwood Primary School is one of 28 schools run by The Compass Partnership of Schools, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

32 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Alderwood Primary School (as of April 2026): 97% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).

57.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 22 pupils (11.5%) received SEN support and 22 (11.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

Alderwood Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 10 places, 7 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Falconwood Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Rennets Wood Road, 290 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 134 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Greenwich (458).

In 2024/25, Alderwood Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Alderwood Primary School are Leigh Stationers' Academy (0.5 miles), Harris Academy Falconwood (0.7 miles), St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School (1.1 miles) and Bexley Grammar School (1.1 miles).