Deptford Park Primary School

Deptford Park Primary School is performing well, maintaining its status as a good school. Pupils are safe, well cared for, and engaged in their learning, displaying a strong sense of confidence and ability to articulate their ideas. The leadership demonstrates high expectations for student behavior and learning, particularly for those with special educational needs and disabilities. The school nurtures a range of extracurricular activities, fostering a love for learning and personal development among students. While the curriculum is broad and well-structured in some areas, there are concerns about the sequencing of essential knowledge in other subjects, which may impact the depth of understanding of pivotal concepts over time. Nonetheless, there are effective support systems for pupils, especially those with SEND, to enhance their learning experience. The recent changes in governance reflect a proactive approach towards improving oversight and accountability within the school.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and well cared for.
• High expectations for learning and behavior are maintained by leaders.
• Strong support for pupils with SEND, including bespoke interventions.
• Broad curriculum with effective sequencing in music.
• Focus on developing reading skills and language from early years.
• Positive attitudes to learning among students.

Areas for Improvement

• Lack of coherent sequencing of knowledge in some subjects.
• Teachers' subject-specific knowledge is not as well developed in certain areas.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Deptford Park Primary School attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Deptford Park Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Deptford Park Primary School had 17.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 18.4% of pupils at Deptford Park Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Deptford Park Primary School received £9,967 and spent £11,873 for each of its 217 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £1,268,000 (-£5,845 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Deptford Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Deptford Park Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2023.

When was Deptford Park Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Deptford Park Primary School was last inspected in February 2023.

How many pupils does Deptford Park Primary School have?

Deptford Park Primary School has 217 pupils on roll.

What age range does Deptford Park Primary School cover?

Deptford Park Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Deptford Park Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Deptford Park Primary School?

Deptford Park Primary School is at Evelyn Street, London, SE8 5RJ.