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Timbercroft Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy

Timbercroft Lane, Plumstead, London SE18 2SG · timbercroft.greenwich.sch.uk · 020 8854 6915

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
80%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Greenwich 72%, England 62%
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2026 entry · Greenwich Council
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
363
83% of 437 places
Local authority
Greenwich
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
26.6%
First language not English
29.2%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Maritime Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Greenwich Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 36 families put the school first and 40 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 46 (Places 48)46September 2023: 51 (Places 53)51September 2024: 45 (Places 57)45September 2025: 35 (Places 36)35September 2026: 36 (Places 40)36Places 40
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202640360.9100%
September 2025Sept 202536351100%
September 2024Sept 202457450.8100%
September 2023Sept 202353511100%
September 2022Sept 202248461100%

Results

In 2024/25, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Greenwich it was 72%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 91% (England 53%)91%2016/17: 90% (England 61%)90%2017/18: 73% (England 64%)73%2018/19: 76% (England 65%)76%2022/23: 59% (England 60%)59%2023/24: 67% (England 61%)67%2024/25: 80% (England 62%)80%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲80%62%
●8%8%
Average scaled score
▲109106
●107105
▲110105

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 130922)

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 11 July 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Timbercroft Primary School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
10 Jul 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Sept 2018

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Sept 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Nov 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Oct 2009Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (100 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
83%
Replies
100
24% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school●91% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼87% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved●86% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼78% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲91% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▼75% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●83% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼83% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲93% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development●80% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲80% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 84% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲67% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 52% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲87% agreeEngland 68%

based on 30 parents (30%) with SEND

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