SchoolFacts.uk

Stillness Junior School

Primary · London · SE23 1NH

Data updated

⇄ Compare with another school
Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

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

Inspected 4 February 2020

Read the Ofsted report ↗

At a glance

276 pupils · 77% of 360 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
7.6% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
30.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
13.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.stillnessjs.lewisham.sch.uk/
URN
100704

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Good on 4 February 2020, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
83%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
17%
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 school83%
Median of its 12 closest peers74.5%
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
Ladybrook Primary SchoolStockport · 160 miles awayOutstanding83%
St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary SchoolSutton · 10 miles awayGood73%
Homefields Primary SchoolDerby · 115 miles awayGood76%
Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolLancaster · 212 miles awayGood63%
St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolSale · 167 miles awayGood79%
Wells Primary SchoolWoodford Green · 12 miles awayOutstanding87%
Christ Church Church of England Primary SchoolBristol · 111 miles awayOutstanding41%
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary AcademyLeicester · 92 miles awayGood88%
St Mary's CofE Primary School, AmershamAmersham · 29 miles awayGood71%
Queen Eleanor's Church of England SchoolGuildford · 28 miles awayGood56%
Lyncrest Primary SchoolNorthampton · 67 miles awayExpected standard45%
Greenhill Primary SchoolBury · 176 miles awayGood86%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 53% (Lewisham 26%, England 60%) · Any other White background 12% (Lewisham 12%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Asian 6% (Lewisham 3%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 5% (Lewisham 8%, England 3%) · Black African 4% (Lewisham 15%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 4% (Lewisham 5%, England 2%) · Not recorded 4% (Lewisham 4%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 3% (Lewisham 4%, England 3%) · Black Caribbean 3% (Lewisham 8%, England 1%) · White Irish 2% (Lewisham 1%, England 0%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Lewisham 1%, England 5%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Lewisham 3%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 1% (Lewisham 1%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Lewisham 3%, England 1%)

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)
4.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
7.1%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

3.30 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

Suspensions and exclusions, last three years Premium

Premium shows the same figures for each of the last three years.

Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →

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
22.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

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)

73.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.5 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 £55,153; 25% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

Vacancies, sickness and pay, last three years Premium

Premium shows the same figures for each of the last three years.

Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →

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

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£8,109
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 68% (76%) · premises 8% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 10% (8%) · supplies and services 14% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 10% (3%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve -£204,525; in-year balance -£17,406

Spending and reserves, last three years Premium

Premium shows the same figures for each of the last three years.

Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →

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)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher64.8%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications8.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work56.3%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways11.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health57.7%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier64.7%62.3%
Social housing9.6%17.1%
Privately rented25.7%20.5%
Detached houses6.2%22.9%
Flats39.1%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms27.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van34.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01003227 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£565,000787 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£420,000–£795,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (13)£920,000
Semi-detached (83)£830,000
Terraced (306)£775,000
Flat (385)£425,000

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

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
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
6an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
41an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
6an 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

Nearby schools