Forster Park Primary School, Lewisham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school has strong teaching in the Early Years Foundation Stage, where children from low starting points make good progress. Pupils with special educational needs receive excellent support through well-identified needs and targeted one-to-one or group teaching. The school's behaviour is good and improving, and senior leadership is driving positive change through the new federation arrangement.
Key Strengths
- Teaching in Early Years Foundation Stage is particularly strong with children making good progress
- Reading development is improving well, with phonics screening results showing substantial improvement
- Pupils with special educational needs make good progress due to well-identified needs and targeted support
- Behaviour in lessons and around the school is good and has improved over two years
- Senior leadership team has been strengthened through federation with Rangefield Primary School
Areas for Improvement
- Teaching quality is inconsistent across the school, affecting pupils' progress
- Standards in reading, writing and maths remain below national averages, particularly in writing
- More able pupils are not sufficiently challenged, resulting in too few reaching higher levels
- Marking does not consistently tell pupils their next steps and how to achieve them
- Subject leaders need more training to check progress and evaluate the impact of interventions
Safeguarding
Not mentioned in the report.
Extracurricular Activities
After-school clubs, lunch clubs
Forster Park Primary School requires improvement overall. While behaviour is good and the Early Years Foundation Stage is strong, teaching quality is inconsistent and pupil progress remains uneven across the school.
At a Glance
41.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
14 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 79% to 74%. Maths has declined from 81% to 74%. Writing has remained stable at around 77%.
Class Sizes
22.7
Avg class size
27.3
Infant (KS1)
24.6
KS2
13
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
85%
Available places
269 pupils
315 capacity
46 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Lewisham
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Lewisham
Admissions Demand - Lewisham
Places available
3,494
Applications
2,939
Got 1st preference
90.0%
Got preferred school
99.2%
Primary admissions across Lewisham (2025/26)
Inspection History(8)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.57151%
Overall absence
19.70803%
Persistent absence
274
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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