Bessemer Grange Primary School

Community school · Primary school · London, Southwark
SE5 8HP
Composite score
83.4

School overview

Bessemer Grange Primary School is a primary school serving London, Southwark, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 533 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 2.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 4% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 112 in reading and 109 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 28% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Bessemer Grange Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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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#563
National rank
#192
In London
#7
In Southwark
Top 4%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
78%
% achieving higher RWM
28%
Reading average scaled score
112.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

School profile

Pupils on roll 533 % FSM ever-6 27.2% % EAL 15.8% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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