St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, London

Good
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Mixed
Roman Catholic
Ages 311

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~489m)Possible (~699m)Unlikely (~909m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Denise Duffus
Pupils:216 / 210 capacity
LA:Lewisham
Phone:02086986083
Address:Dunfield Road, London, SE6 3RD
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
-

Overall

Inspected 20 March 2024View full report
URN:100725
UKPRN:10075976
Diocese:Archdiocese of Southwark
Constituency:Lewisham East
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

St Augustine's is outstanding at helping children develop as well-rounded individuals with strong values. The school excels at supporting younger children in the early years and provides excellent opportunities for pupils to develop skills in sports, music and the arts. Staff work hard to ensure that all pupils, especially those needing extra help, make good progress from where they start.

Key Strengths

  • Outstanding personal development, behaviour and welfare with excellent spiritual, moral, social and cultural learning
  • Outstanding early years provision with strong progress for young children
  • Effective leadership by headteacher and middle leaders who drive improvements in reading and mathematics
  • Good teaching overall with effective support for pupils with special educational needs
  • Broad and balanced curriculum including trips, choir performances and sports achievements

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistencies in teaching quality need to be reduced, particularly in lower key stage 2
  • Most able pupils are not always challenged enough to achieve the highest standards
  • Curriculum needs further development to inspire pupils to achieve highly across all subjects
  • Too few disadvantaged pupils reach the higher standard by the end of key stage 2

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective with strong staff training, a culture of vigilance, and pupils aware of how to keep themselves safe both offline and online.

Extracurricular Activities

Residential trips, choir, ukulele, xylophone, mosaic art, sports competitions including Gold Award for sports development

St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery is a good school led well by the headteacher through a period of change. The school is particularly strong in pupils' personal development, behaviour and welfare, which is outstanding.

At a Glance

22.9%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-5ppMaths-8ppWriting-11pp

Reading has declined from 86% to 81%. Maths has declined from 89% to 81%. Writing has declined from 89% to 78%.

Class Sizes

27.5

Avg class size

29.0

Infant (KS1)

27.0

KS2

8

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

Beckenham Hill Station (Entrance)
43m · 1 min walk
Beckenham Hill Rail Station
70m · 1 min walk
Bellingham Station (Entrance)
986m · 16 min walk

Bus Stops

Beckenham Hill Station (Stop SE)
114m · 2 min walk
Dunfield Road (Stop SJ)
284m · 5 min walk
Primrose Close (Stop SD)
292m · 5 min walk
Southend Lane / Brookehowse Road (->S)
372m · 6 min walk
Farmstead Road (->N)
403m · 7 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

103%

Over capacity

216 pupils

210 capacity

6 places over capacity

Area Demand Pressure - London

Low pressure
New homes approved:104,823
Projected new pupils:26,206

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for London

Admissions Demand - Lewisham

Low demand0.84x oversubscription

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(6)

20 March 2024
27 June 2018
Good
Leadership & ManagementGood
27 June 2018
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsOutstanding

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.26164%

Overall absence

13.88889%

Persistent absence

180

Enrolments

Authorised4.27187%
Unauthorised0.98977%
Persistent (10%+)13.88889%
Severe (50%+)0%

Absence trend

2.51661%
18/19
2.20251%
20/21
5.92145%
21/22
6.3355%
22/23
5.10941%
23/24
5.26164%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

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