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Kelvin Grove Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Kelvin Grove, London SE26 6BB · kelvingrove.lewisham.sch.uk · 020 8699 6300
On the mapSearch near SE26 6BB
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lewisham 68%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Lewisham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 535
- 85% of 630 places
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 43.3%
- First language not English
- 47.5%
- 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: Lewisham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 32 families put the school first and 41 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 | 41 | 32 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 61 | 48 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 51 | 47 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 67 | 50 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 48 | 0.8 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | 2.61 mi4.20 km | |
| September 2023 | 3.77 mi6.07 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 6% 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% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Kelvin Grove Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 7 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Dec 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (104 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 104
- 18% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (19%) with SEND