St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, London
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in London. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2018. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 558th-highest of the 959 schools in London with published results, and 5,291st of 14,452 across England. It was 99% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2018)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Lewisham (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery in detail
Results
In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils at St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 80% and 78% in Lewisham and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 86% in reading and 89% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
For September 2026 entry, 24 families put St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery as their first choice and 55 named it as one of their preferences, for 25 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 St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery are St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 80% reading, 76% maths); Elfrida Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 57% reading, 66% maths); Worsley Bridge Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 65% reading, 65% maths); and St Mary's Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 88% reading, 90% maths).
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary SchoolElfrida Primary SchoolWorsley Bridge Primary SchoolSt Mary's Catholic Primary School
Who goes there
47.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Black (51%), Mixed (15%) and White British (8%).
Staffing
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery had 15 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Beckenham Hill Station, about 40 metres away (roughly a 1-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Beckenham Hill Station, 110 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 419 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).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery issued 2 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery are Sedgehill Academy (0.2 miles), Bonus Pastor Catholic College (0.7 miles) and Conisborough College (0.7 miles).
Sedgehill AcademyBonus Pastor Catholic CollegeConisborough College
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); 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; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from June 2018, 8 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Your child will be well cared for and will love learning, especially reading. Teachers are highly skilled at teaching phonics and maths, with strong support available if your child needs extra help. The school celebrates differences and offers lots of opportunities for children to take on leadership roles and try new activities.
Key Strengths
- Excellent phonics teaching from Nursery onwards with high-quality staff training and prompt support for pupils who fall behind
- Ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum that builds knowledge over time across all subjects
- Skilful teaching with effective models and resources, plus strong support for pupils with SEND
- Positive pupil attitudes with rare disruptions to learning
- Wide range of enrichment activities including school trips, after-school clubs, and leadership opportunities
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils' understanding of subject-specific vocabulary needs to be more accurate across subjects
- Teachers need to ensure pupils have secure foundational knowledge before introducing new concepts, so they can understand new learning effectively
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with staff creating an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
School trips, after-school clubs, career visitor sessions, school council, equality council, leadership roles
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery is a good school where pupils are well cared for, feel safe, and achieve well particularly in reading, writing, and mathematics. The school is refining its curriculum to help pupils achieve as highly in other subjects.
At a Glance
21.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 86% to 81% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 89% to 81% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 89% to 78% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
24.0
Avg class size
28.3
Infant (KS1)
26.3
KS2
9
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery.
- SHELLZ ASC670m away · Not yet graded
- HAPPY DAYS after school club & play scheme720m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery is a voluntary aided school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Lewisham's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 32
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 7
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 32 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 25 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise.
9 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 Lewisham is 75 (the median across 98 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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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
197 pupils
198 places
1 spare place 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 Lewisham council
Places available
3,323
Applications
2,840
Got 1st preference
87.4%
Got preferred school
98.8%
All primary applications across Lewisham council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(5)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
38
SEN Support
9
EHC Plans
21.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
216
Total Pupils
113
Boys
103
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
15
Teachers
14.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,818
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£7,091
Per pupil
£1502k
Total funding
£68k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.3%
Overall absence
13.9%
Persistent absence
180
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
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
Questions parents ask about St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
What are SATs results like at St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery?
Of the pupils at St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 81% reached the expected standard in reading and 81% did so in maths.
What is St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery's Ofsted rating?
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2018, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery?
No fixed boundary. When St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery is oversubscribed, Lewisham allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery?
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery?
Classes at St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery average 24 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery?
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery has around 216 pupils on roll. 21% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery?
5.3% of sessions were missed at St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery in 2024/25. 13.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery?
Apply through Lewisham's coordinated admissions process, naming St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery 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 St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery: SHELLZ ASC (670m away, registered, not yet graded) and HAPPY DAYS after school club & play scheme (720m 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 St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 32 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 25 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise. 9 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 Lewisham is 75 (the median across 98 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery?
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery is at Dunfield Road, London, SE6 3RD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)