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Torridon Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school

Hazelbank Road, London SE6 1TG · torridonprimary.lewisham.sch.uk · 020 8697 2762

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
Key stage 2, 2024/25
66%
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
632
96% of 660 places
Local authority
Lewisham
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
27.1%
First language not English
49.8%
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, 74 families put the school first and 90 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

20222023202420252026September 2022: 86 (Places 89)86September 2023: 78 (Places 90)78September 2024: 69 (Places 90)69September 2025: 73 (Places 90)73September 2026: 74 (Places 90)74Places 90
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202690740.8100%
September 2025Sept 202590730.897%
September 2024Sept 202490690.894%
September 2023Sept 202390780.991%
September 2022Sept 20228986190%

Last distance offered

ReceptionDistance
September 2026All
September 20250.66 mi1.06 km
September 20240.84 mi1.36 km
September 20230.76 mi1.22 km

Results

In 2024/25, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Lewisham it was 68%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published18/1922/2323/2424/252018/19: 59% (England 65%)59%2022/23: 59% (England 60%)59%2023/24: 65% (England 61%)65%2024/25: 66% (England 62%)66%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲66%62%
▼4%8%
Average scaled score
●107106
●104105
●107105

Ofsted

Torridon Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 2 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
2 Feb 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jul 2015

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jul 2015Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsGood
  • Apr 2010Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (86 replies, to 1 January 2024).

Recommend
93%
Replies
86
13% · 1 Jan 2024
Child is happy at school▲95% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲96% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲93% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲88% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▲95% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲97% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲88% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▲97% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲98% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲87% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲88% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 72% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲68% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 31% who had a child bullied

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