St Mary's Lewisham Church of England Primary School, London

Ofsted's report card from its 21 April 2026 inspection grades St Mary's Lewisham Church of England Primary School on 7 areas: 7 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils' achievement reflects consistent progress over time."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders take a clear and consistent approach to improving attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders have a clear and detailed understanding of the quality of the curriculum and teaching across the school."

Early years - Strong standard. "Leaders design the early years provision carefully."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Inclusion is central to leaders' high ambitions for all pupils, including disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders work closely with governors to create a culture of high expectations and professionalism."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The school places pupils' personal development and wellbeing at the centre of its work."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue and sustain their work to remove any barriers to learning for pupils new to the school, including ensuring that the impact of this work is reflected in published outcomes over time to the fullest extent possible".

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils at St Mary's Lewisham Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 80% and 78% in Lewisham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 77% in reading and 97% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 29 families put St Mary's Lewisham Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 79 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Mary's Lewisham Church of England Primary School are St Saviour's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 79% reading, 79% maths); Brindishe Green School (0.5 miles, Good, 89% reading, 90% maths); Gordonbrock Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 92% reading, 89% maths); and Holbeach Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 75% reading, 63% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than St Mary's Lewisham Church of England Primary School.

85 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Mary's Lewisham Church of England Primary School (as of April 2026): 95% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 80% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (98%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (80%).

77.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (53%), Mixed (16%) and Asian (9%).

In 2026, 58 pupils (25.1%) received SEN support and 9 (3.9%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Ladywell Rail Station, about 290 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lewisham Park, 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Mary's Lewisham Church of England Primary School 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 1113 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Lewisham (671), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Mary's Lewisham Church of England Primary School issued 7 suspensions, 3.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Mary's Lewisham Church of England Primary School are Prendergast School (0.6 miles), Prendergast Vale School (0.6 miles), Prendergast Ladywell School (0.6 miles) and St Matthew Academy (0.9 miles).