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Edmund Waller Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Waller Road, New Cross, London SE14 5LY · edmundwaller.lewisham.sch.uk · 020 7639 0436
On the mapSearch near SE14 5LY
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lewisham 68%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.48 mi
- 0.77 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Lewisham Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 434
- 96% of 451 places
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 12.1%
- First language not English
- 30.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.48 mi (772 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.38 mi (606 m). Source: Lewisham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 76 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 75% 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 | 60 | 76 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 83 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 81 | 1.4▲ | 72% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 67 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.48 mi0.77 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.38 mi0.61 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.42 mi0.67 km | |
| September 2023 | 0.53 mi0.85 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% the higher standard. Across Lewisham it was 68%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 15 June 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Edmund Waller Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 14 Jun 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Feb 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (172 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 172
- 43% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied
based on 24 parents (14%) with SEND