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Beecroft Garden Primary

Primary · London · SE4 2BS

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 15 October 2024

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At a glance

382 pupils · 91% of 420 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
19.6% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
25.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
18.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.beecroftgarden.lewisham.sch.uk/
URN
100674

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 59 families named it first for 59 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 914.7 m (≈0.57 mi); distance decided places in 12 of the 17 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2008 to 2026. At its inspection on 15 October 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

59 places offered · 59 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 914.7 m (≈0.57 mi) for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 914.7 m (≈0.57 mi)

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

55 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
69%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
9%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
109
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
106
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school69%
Median of its 12 closest peers65.5%
Lewisham average68.5%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Gaywood Primary SchoolKing's Lynn · 92 miles awayExpected standard69%
Lainesmead Primary School and NurserySwindon · 75 miles awayNeeds attention35%
Forestdale Primary SchoolCroydon · 7 miles awayGood69%
Loughton SchoolMilton Keynes · 51 miles awayGood66%
Queensway SchoolBanbury · 70 miles awayExpected standard74%
Westfield Primary SchoolWoking · 25 miles awayGood56%
Tividale Hall Primary SchoolOldbury · 113 miles awayGood (2016)59%
Half Acres Primary AcademyCastleford · 166 miles awayGood65%
Begbrook Primary AcademyBristol · 108 miles awayGood66%
Tower Hill Primary SchoolFarnborough · 34 miles awayGood75%
Water Leys Primary SchoolWigston · 91 miles awayGood56%
Burleigh Primary SchoolWaltham Cross · 17 miles awayGood61%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 37% (Lewisham 26%, England 60%) · Not recorded 19% (Lewisham 4%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 10% (Lewisham 8%, England 3%) · Any other White background 10% (Lewisham 12%, England 7%) · Black African 8% (Lewisham 15%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Lewisham 5%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 3% (Lewisham 8%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Lewisham 4%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Lewisham 3%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Lewisham 1%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Lewisham 3%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Lewisham 1%, England 5%) · Any other Black background 1% (Lewisham 4%, England 1%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
12.2%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.51 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Lewisham: 0.81 suspensions and 0.00 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
19.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

83% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 17% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

58.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 10.8 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £62,658; 13.6% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£9,754
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 76% (76%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 2% (4%) · bought-in professional services 5% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve -£309,187; in-year balance -£15,154

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
6/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher59.2%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications10.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work48.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways19.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health55.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier47%62.3%
Social housing20.7%17.1%
Privately rented32.3%20.5%
Detached houses2.9%22.9%
Flats59.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms20.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van50.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01003231 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£615,000783 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£450,000–£845,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (7)£920,000
Semi-detached (57)£805,000
Terraced (362)£825,000
Flat (357)£450,000

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Inside the Reception cutoff distance (0.92 km, 2026 entry): 668 sales, median £615,000. The homes that would have got a child in that year, at the straight-line distance the school last filled to.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
7an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
15an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
84an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
15an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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