Deansfield Primary School, London
Deansfield Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in London, part of The Compass Partnership of Schools. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in June 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 108th-highest of the 959 schools in London with published results, and 749th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.4 first-choice applications for every place. It was 98% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2015)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Greenwich (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Deansfield Primary School in detail
Deansfield Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "I would like to welcome you to Deansfield Primary School. Deansfield is a school where every day we feel a deep sense of pride in our children and all they achieve. Our children are happy at school and enjoy learning. They have excellent attitudes to their learning, behave well and care for one another."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, cricket, gymnastics, karate, dance, choir, orchestra and recorder.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 91% of Year 6 pupils at Deansfield Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 96% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 82% and 81% in Greenwich and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 76% in reading and 88% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Deansfield Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 84 families put Deansfield Primary School as their first choice and 231 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 24 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Deansfield Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Deansfield Primary School are Gordon Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 89% reading, 87% maths); Christ Church Church of England Primary School, Shooters Hill (0.5 miles, Good, 90% reading, 87% maths); St Mary's Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 87% reading, 90% maths); and St Thomas More Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 86% reading, 79% maths).
Deansfield Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Gordon Primary SchoolChrist Church Church of England Primary School, Shooters HillSt Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolSt Thomas More Catholic Primary School
The trust
Deansfield 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.
What parents say
229 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Deansfield Primary School (as of September 2025): 93% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 74% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (74%).
Who goes there
11.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 34 pupils (7.4%) received SEN support and 13 (2.8%) 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.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Eltham Rail Station, about 1000 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Rochester Way / Glenesk Road, 130 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Deansfield Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 211 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).
Suspensions and exclusions
Deansfield Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Deansfield Primary School are Ark Greenwich Free School (0.8 miles), Leigh Stationers' Academy (0.9 miles), St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School (1 mile) and Leigh Academy Halley (1 mile).
Ark Greenwich Free SchoolLeigh Stationers' AcademySt Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive SchoolLeigh Academy Halley
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoThis judgement is from July 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's June 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
The school excels at combining high academic standards with exceptional personal development. Pupils benefit from an impressive range of leadership responsibilities and extracurricular activities, particularly its outstanding music programme. Teachers have strong subject knowledge and provide excellent support for all pupils, including those with special educational needs, resulting in pupils who are confident, well-behaved and well-prepared for secondary school.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional music programme with three choirs and an orchestra, with pupils performing in national competitions
- Ambitious, well-designed curriculum with clear progression, particularly strong in art, history and early reading
- Exemplary pupil behaviour and attitudes to learning, with pupils showing high levels of motivation and consideration
- Strong support for pupils with SEND, who achieve as well as their peers
- Extensive enrichment opportunities including trips to museums, galleries, historical landmarks and residential visits
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with the school creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Three choirs, orchestra, eco-councillors, digital leaders, school councillors, peer mentoring, music lessons, museum visits, gallery visits, historical landmark visits, places of worship visits, nature reserve visits, residential trips, enterprise day, careers day, junior citizens day
Deansfield Primary School is an outstanding primary school where pupils thrive in a nurturing environment and are exceptionally well prepared for their next stage of education. The school has a broad, ambitious curriculum and strong focus on reading, with excellent outcomes across all areas.
At a Glance
11.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
229 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 76% to 91% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 88% to 96% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 83% to 95% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
30.8
Avg class size
29.7
Infant (KS1)
29.1
KS2
15
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Deansfield Primary School
If you have a safeguarding concern over the summer holidays
21 Jul 2026
Clubs cancelled week beginning 22/06/26
22 Jun 2026
Compass - Eko proposed merger
19 May 2025
Helping your child with reading and writing
24 Jan 2024
Reception Open Morning for Children due to start Reception in September 2027
15 Sep 2022
New Website Launch
2 Aug 2022
From Deansfield Primary School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
Social & online
Keep up with Deansfield Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Deansfield Primary School.
- Alpha Club@Christchurch Primary School840m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Deansfield Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Deansfield Primary School is in Greenwich; for families living there:
Apply to Greenwich for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 21
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 21 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 5 serious and 15 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Greenwich is 52 (the median across 108 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Deansfield Primary School
Will you get a place at Deansfield Primary School? Get the admissions report
Your home postcode, set against Deansfield Primary School's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.
What the report includes for Deansfield Primary School:
- The straight-line distance from your home to Deansfield Primary School.
- We hold no last distance offered figures from Greenwich, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
- Applications, first choices and offers at Deansfield Primary School for 2017 to 2026 entry.
- How many families in Greenwich got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
£9.99 once
One school, inc. VAT. Or £19.99 for up to three schools.
Pro £9 a month, every report included, cancel any time
A report for any school, plus everything else in Pro.
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
411 pupils
420 places
9 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London
Across Greenwich council
Places available
3,431
Applications
2,921
Got 1st preference
89.3%
Got preferred school
98.6%
All primary applications across Greenwich council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
34
SEN Support
13
EHC Plans
10.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
461
Total Pupils
240
Boys
221
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
24
Teachers
19.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£63,758
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,547
Per pupil
£2485k
Total funding
£71k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.1%
Overall absence
7.8%
Persistent absence
358
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Deansfield Primary School
What are SATs results like at Deansfield Primary School?
Of the pupils at Deansfield Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 91% reached the expected standard in reading and 96% did so in maths.
What is Deansfield Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Deansfield Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in July 2015, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Deansfield Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Deansfield Primary School is oversubscribed, Greenwich allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Deansfield Primary School?
Deansfield Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Deansfield Primary School?
Classes at Deansfield Primary School average 30.8 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Deansfield Primary School?
Deansfield Primary School has around 461 pupils on roll. 12% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Deansfield Primary School?
4.1% of sessions were missed at Deansfield Primary School in 2024/25. 7.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Deansfield Primary School?
Apply through Greenwich's coordinated admissions process, naming Deansfield Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Deansfield Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Deansfield Primary School: Alpha Club@Christchurch Primary School (840m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Deansfield Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 21 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 5 serious and 15 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Greenwich is 52 (the median across 108 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Deansfield Primary School?
Deansfield Primary School is at Dairsie Road, Eltham, London, SE9 1XP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)