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Bishop John Robinson Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
Hoveton Road, Thamesmead, London SE28 8LW · bishopjohnrobinsonprimary.co.uk · 020 8310 9160
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Concerns
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 67%
- 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
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 209
- 89% of 236 places
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 18.4%
- First language not English
- 49.3%
- 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, 24 families put the school first and 24 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 21 | 19 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 21 | 19 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2024 | All | |
| September 2022 | All | |
| September 2023 | 0.71 mi1.14 km | |
The council lists the school as not oversubscribed on National Offer Day 2022, 2024, 2025 and 2026: everyone who applied was offered a place.
Results
In 2024/25, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% 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 | |||
| ▲67% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 25 April 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Bishop John Robinson Church of England Primary School was: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Concerns
- Inspected
- 24 Apr 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Nov 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (31 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 31
- 14% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied