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Plumcroft Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Plum Lane, Plumstead, London SE18 3HW · plumcroftprimary.co.uk · 020 8854 1308
On the mapSearch near SE18 3HW
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 79%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Greenwich 72%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Greenwich Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,056
- 6 over 1,050 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 30.1%
- First language not English
- 20.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Greenwich Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 74 families put the school first and 80 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 80 | 74 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 143 | 139 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 150 | 138 | 0.9 | 94% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 147 | 133 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 148 | 128 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% the higher standard. Across Greenwich it was 72%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲79% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 28 June 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Plumcroft Primary School was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 27 Jun 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2009Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (123 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 123
- 13% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (16%) with SEND