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Kilmorie Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Kilmorie Road, London SE23 2SP · kilmorieschool.co.uk · 020 8291 1250
On the mapSearch near SE23 2SP
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
- 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
- 613
- 88% of 700 places
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 9.8%
- First language not English
- 28.4%
- 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, 69 families put the school first and 82 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 | 82 | 69 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 86 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 90 | 117 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 90 | 122 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 89 | 101 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | 1.30 mi2.10 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.33 mi0.53 km | |
| September 2023 | 0.29 mi0.46 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 9% 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 | |||
| ▲66% | 62% | ||
| ●9% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Kilmorie Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 10 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 10 Jul 2024
- 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: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Apr 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Apr 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Jul 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (238 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 238
- 37% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 40 parents (17%) with SEND