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Notre Dame Catholic Primary School, London

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Roman Catholic
Ages 5–11

Notre Dame Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in London, part of St Oscar Romero Catholic Academy Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was 91% full in 2025.

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Every first choice offered
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Greenwich (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 27 Oct 2026

Notre Dame Catholic Primary School in detail

Results

Notre Dame Catholic Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 100179), 96% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 100% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

Getting a place at Notre Dame Catholic Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 13 families put Notre Dame Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 43 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.

Admissions history and your chances at Notre Dame Catholic Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Notre Dame Catholic Primary School are Nightingale Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 87% reading, 97% maths); Eglinton Primary School (0.2 miles, Requires improvement, 74% reading, 82% maths); Plumcroft Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 87% reading, 84% maths); and St Peter's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 80% reading, 77% maths).

Nightingale Primary SchoolEglinton Primary SchoolPlumcroft Primary SchoolSt Peter's Catholic Primary School

The trust

Notre Dame Catholic Primary School is one of 16 schools run by St Oscar Romero Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.

All 16 schools in St Oscar Romero Catholic Academy Trust

Who goes there

34.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 9.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (70%), Asian (8%) and White British (6%).

In 2026, 32 pupils (17.4%) received SEN support and 12 (6.5%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Staffing

Notre Dame Catholic Primary School had 12 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Woolwich Arsenal Rail Station, about 990 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Nightingale Vale, 120 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 800 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Greenwich (458), as is usual near a town centre.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Notre Dame Catholic Primary School are Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School (0.7 miles), Plumstead Manor School (0.8 miles), Ark Greenwich Free School (0.9 miles) and Royal Greenwich Trust School (1.2 miles).

Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through SchoolPlumstead Manor SchoolArk Greenwich Free SchoolRoyal Greenwich Trust School

Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Nicola McNelis
Pupils:184
LA:Greenwich
Phone:02088540585
Address:169 Eglinton Road, London, SE18 3SJ
Trust:ST OSCAR ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST (16 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 April 2025

Ofsted Rating

Notre Dame Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2025. Before that, as Notre Dame Catholic Primary School (URN 100179), it was rated Good in May 2017.

URN:151400
UKPRN:10096788
Diocese:Archdiocese of Southwark
Constituency:Greenwich and Woolwich
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

34.2%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

25.2

Avg class size

21.5

Infant (KS1)

27.7

KS2

5

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

Results at Notre Dame Catholic Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

Published under the school's previous registration (URN 100179). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+3ppMaths+13ppWriting+9pp

Reading has remained stable at around 96% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 87% to 100% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 83% to 92% (2024 to 2025).

How Does This School Compare?

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Social & online

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Notre Dame Catholic Primary School.

  • Allkidscan @ Notre Dame Primary SchoolAt the school · Not yet graded
  • Alpha Club@Eglinton Primary School400m away · Not yet graded
  • Kumon Plumcroft Primary School920m away · Not yet graded
  • AllKidsCan@Plumcroft Primary School920m away · Not yet graded

Getting There

Bus Stops

Nightingale Vale (Stop P)
123m · 2 min walk
Elmdene Road (Stop WN)
148m · 2 min walk
Herbert Road / Plumstead Common Road (Stop WH)
178m · 3 min walk
Eglinton Road (Stop WF)
241m · 4 min walk
Herbert Road (SE18) (Stop WQ)
273m · 4 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Notre Dame Catholic Primary School is in Greenwich; for families living there:

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
71
Fatal
0
Serious
11
Children hurt
14

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 71 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 11 serious and 60 slight.

14 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 12 in a vehicle or otherwise.

14 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.

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Your chances of a place at Notre Dame Catholic Primary School

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

91%

Near capacity

184 pupils

202 places

18 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - London

Low pressure
New homes approved:114,409
Projected new pupils:28,602

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London

Across Greenwich council

Low demand council-wide0.85 applications per place

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: Every first choice offered

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

32

SEN Support

12

EHC Plans

23.9%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication29
Autistic Spectrum Disorder9
Moderate Learning Difficulty4
Hearing Impairment1
Visual Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
6.0%
Asian
8.2%
Black
70.1%
Mixed
5.9%
Other
2.2%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals34.2%
English as Additional Language9.8%

184

Total Pupils

104

Boys

80

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

12

Teachers

15.3:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£63,168

Mean salary

2026 data

Absence at Notre Dame Catholic Primary School before it took its current form in 2025
2024/25

Published under the school's previous registration (URN 100179). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.

3.1%

Overall absence

7.4%

Persistent absence

163

Enrolments

Authorised2.3%
Unauthorised0.8%
Persistent (10%+)7.4%
Severe (50%+)0.6%

Absence trend

2.5%
18/19
2.0%
20/21
3.8%
21/22
4.7%
22/23
3.3%
23/24
3.1%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Notre Dame Catholic Primary School

Are there exam results for Notre Dame Catholic Primary School?

Notre Dame Catholic Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 100179), 96% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 100% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

What is Notre Dame Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Notre Dame Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2025. Before that, as Notre Dame Catholic Primary School (URN 100179), it was rated Good in May 2017.

What is the catchment area for Notre Dame Catholic Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Notre Dame Catholic 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 Notre Dame Catholic Primary School?

Notre Dame Catholic Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 91% of its 202 places.

How big are the classes at Notre Dame Catholic Primary School?

Classes at Notre Dame Catholic Primary School average 25.2 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Notre Dame Catholic Primary School?

Notre Dame Catholic Primary School has around 184 pupils on roll. 34% are eligible for free school meals.

How do I apply to Notre Dame Catholic Primary School?

Apply through Greenwich's coordinated admissions process, naming Notre Dame Catholic 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 Notre Dame Catholic Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Allkidscan @ Notre Dame Primary School (registered, not yet graded). There are 3 more within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near Notre Dame Catholic Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 71 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 11 serious and 60 slight. 14 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 12 in a vehicle or otherwise. 14 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 Notre Dame Catholic Primary School?

Notre Dame Catholic Primary School is at 169 Eglinton Road, London, SE18 3SJ.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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