John Stainer Community Primary School

Community school · Primary school · London, Lewisham
SE4 2DY
Composite score
45.5

John Stainer Community Primary School at a glance

Located in London, Lewisham, John Stainer Community Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 421 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Outstanding' at its most recent inspection. 61% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 12.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 5% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#8,952
National rank
#1398
In London
#54
In Lewisham
Top 61%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
61%
% achieving higher RWM
5%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

School profile

Pupils on roll 421 % FSM ever-6 22.0% % EAL 36.8% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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