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St Bartholomews's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Voluntary aided
The Peak, Sydenham, London SE26 4LJ · st-bartholomews.lewisham.sch.uk · 020 8699 8537
On the mapSearch near SE26 4LJ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 80%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lewisham 68%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 394
- 97% of 405 places
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Free school meals
- 7.1%
- First language not English
- 14%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 81 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 70% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 81 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 78 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 69 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 81 | 1.4▲ | 69% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 52 | 0.9 | 96% |
Results
In 2024/25, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 30% 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 | |||
| ▲80% | 62% | ||
| ▲30% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St Bartholomews's Church of England Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 3 July 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 3 Jul 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (192 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 192
- 52% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 21% who had a child bullied
based on 27 parents (14%) with SEND