Forster Park Primary School, Lewisham

From the headteacher's welcome: "Forster Park Primary is a large and friendly school in the London borough of Lewisham that prides itself on the warmth of its welcome to both children, parents and carers."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, dance and Lego.

The school runs after-school care until 6:00pm, from £15 per session.

Coming up: an open day on Monday 30 November 2026 at 9.30am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils at Forster Park Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 80% and 78% in Lewisham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 79% in reading and 81% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 18 families put Forster Park Primary School as their first choice and 107 named it as one of their preferences, for 21 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 Forster Park Primary School are Torridon Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 79% reading, 75% maths); Downderry Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 85% reading, 88% maths); Haberdashers' Knights Primary (0.5 miles, Good, 86% reading, 77% maths); and Good Shepherd RC School (0.6 miles, Good, 70% reading, 70% maths).

Forster Park Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

14 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Forster Park Primary School (as of September 2025): 86% would recommend the school, 93% 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 (71%).

41.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 37.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (30%), Mixed (21%) and White British (19%).

In 2026, 40 pupils (14.9%) received SEN support and 18 (6.7%) 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.

Forster Park Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 14 places, 14 pupils on roll.

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

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Greenvale School, 130 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Forster Park Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Forster Park Primary School issued 16 suspensions, 5.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Forster Park Primary School are Bonus Pastor Catholic College (0.6 miles), Conisborough College (0.7 miles) and Haberdashers' Knights Academy (0.7 miles).