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Windrush Thamesmead Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
2 Bentham Road, Thamesmead, London SE28 8AR · windrushthamesmead.org.uk · 020 8310 0157
On the mapSearch near SE28 8AR
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 57%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Greenwich 72%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.72 mi
- 1.15 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Greenwich Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 237
- 27 over 210 places · 113%
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 52.2%
- First language not English
- 40.9%
- 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 0.72 mi (1.15 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.09 mi (1.75 km). Source: Greenwich Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 34 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 88% 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 | 30 | 34 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 94 | 99 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 88 | 96 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 110 | 120 | 1.1▲ | 83% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.72 mi1.15 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.09 mi1.75 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.49 mi0.79 km | |
| September 2023 | 0.44 mi0.71 km | |
| September 2022 | 0.30 mi0.48 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Greenwich it was 72%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼57% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 100157)
Ofsted
Windrush Thamesmead Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 9 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 9 Jul 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jul 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding May 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (98 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 98
- 12% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 20% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (16%) with SEND