Twin Oaks Primary School

Community school·Primary school London, Lewisham·SE8 5AE
Composite score
30.8
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#13,256
National rank
#1630
In London
#65
In Lewisham
Top 90%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
42%
% achieving higher RWM
3%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
101.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 27/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Expected standard

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
12 first choices, 12 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
47
any preference, for 12 places
Applications from another council area
11%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.04
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1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Twin Oaks Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
198
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
47.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
62.1%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
21.7%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.3%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
14.4%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
15.5
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£9,981
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Twin Oaks Primary School

Twin Oaks Primary School is a primary school in London, Lewisham, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 198 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted (January 2026). In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 42% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well below the national average of 61%. Results have held broadly steady on the previous 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 105 in reading and 101 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Twin Oaks Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 12 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.3%. There are about 15.5 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 47% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. 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 above.

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