Baring Primary School, London

From the headteacher's welcome: "Our curriculum is ambitious, broad and relevant to our children. We like to go on trips and often bring visitors into school to support the children's learning. We enjoy learning outdoors through our 'Forest School' curriculum which takes place in our local park. We have 11 values (one for each month - except August)."

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils at Baring Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 80% and 78% in Lewisham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (73% in reading, 68% in maths).

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

For September 2026 entry, 13 families put Baring Primary School as their first choice and 75 named it as one of their preferences, for 16 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Baring Primary School are St Winifred's RC Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 78% reading, 69% maths); Horn Park Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 80% reading, 85% maths); Cooper's Lane Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 75% reading, 74% maths); and Sandhurst Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 76% reading, 76% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Baring Primary School.

24 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Baring Primary School (as of September 2025): 96% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that the school has high expectations for their child (92%).

40.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (29%), White British (23%) and Mixed (18%).

In 2026, 47 pupils (24.4%) received SEN support and 5 (2.6%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Baring Primary School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Lee, about 600 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Mildreds Road, 100 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 360 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Lewisham (671).

In 2024/25, Baring Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 2.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Baring Primary School are Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham (0.8 miles); Haberdashers' Knights Academy (1.1 miles); Harris Academy Greenwich (1.2 miles); and Eltham Hill School (1.4 miles).