Wyborne Primary School, London

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 311

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~567m)Possible (~810m)Unlikely (~1.1km)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr James Searjeant
Pupils:408 / 403 capacity
LA:Greenwich
Phone:02088504933
Address:Footscray Road, New Eltham, London, SE9 2EH
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago
-

Overall

Inspected 30 November 2022View full report
URN:100146
UKPRN:10078044
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Eltham and Chislehurst
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Wyborne Primary School is led by a headteacher who genuinely puts children first and has quickly improved the quality of teaching. The school has successfully helped disadvantaged pupils catch up in reading and writing, and has dramatically reduced persistent absence through sensitive, robust work with families. Pupils are proud of their school and take on real responsibilities through roles like pupil governors and playground ambassadors.

Key Strengths

  • Strong leadership that puts pupils' needs first and has quickly improved teaching quality in key stage 1
  • Pupils take pride in their school and hold varied leadership roles such as pupil governors and playground ambassadors
  • Effective partnership with 11 other schools has improved curriculum delivery and teacher assessment accuracy
  • Significant improvements in reading and writing for disadvantaged pupils in key stage 1
  • Persistent absence rates for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND have been reduced by half

Areas for Improvement

  • Progress of most able and most able disadvantaged pupils in reading remains inconsistent across year groups
  • Most able pupils in mathematics jump between topics too quickly without practising skills deeply enough
  • Very few pupils achieve greater depth standards in reading and mathematics

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is effective - all staff understand their role in keeping pupils safe, staff recruitment checks are thorough, pupils feel secure and confident speaking to adults about concerns, and safeguarding records are detailed and up to date.

Wyborne Primary School continues to be good following inspection in July 2017. The leadership team has maintained education quality since the last inspection in 2013, with the headteacher establishing effective improvements after joining in September 2015.

At a Glance

16.7%

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+7ppMaths+24ppWriting+12pp

Reading has improved from 75% to 82%. Maths has improved from 59% to 83%. Writing has improved from 71% to 83%.

Class Sizes

21.6

Avg class size

27.7

Infant (KS1)

29.4

KS2

20

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

New Eltham (Entrance)
235m · 4 min walk
New Eltham Rail Station
237m · 4 min walk

Bus Stops

Footscray Rugby Club (Stop G)
110m · 2 min walk
New Eltham Stn /Footscray Road (Stop F)
184m · 3 min walk
New Eltham (Stop D)
329m · 5 min walk
Footscray Road / Southwood Rd (Stop U)
383m · 6 min walk
Merchland Road (Stop K)
388m · 6 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

101%

Over capacity

408 pupils

403 capacity

5 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 - Greenwich

Low demand0.79x oversubscription

Places available

3,574

Applications

2,841

Got 1st preference

91.2%

Got preferred school

98.8%

Primary admissions across Greenwich (2025/26)

Inspection History(7)

30 November 2022
4 July 2017
21 March 2013
Good
Leadership & ManagementGood

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.35292%

Overall absence

13.72549%

Persistent absence

357

Enrolments

Authorised4.34958%
Unauthorised1.00334%
Persistent (10%+)13.72549%
Severe (50%+)1.12045%

Absence trend

4.07925%
18/19
3.48242%
20/21
6.72297%
21/22
5.20049%
22/23
5.30459%
23/24
5.35292%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

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