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Our Lady and St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
208 Sydenham Road, London SE26 5SE · olspn.co.uk · 020 8778 4386
On the mapSearch near SE26 5SE
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2019
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 58%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lewisham 68%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 233
- 60% of 386 places
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 31%
- First language not English
- 29.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 22 families put the school first and 23 places were offered; 100% 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 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 27 | 24 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% 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 | |||
| ▼58% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 100732)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 17 October 2019, Ofsted’s outcome for Our Lady and St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 16 Oct 2019
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 100732)
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2015
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 100732), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Feb 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 100732)
Feb 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 100732)