Brindishe Lee School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Wantage Road
Lee Green
London
SE12 8NA
Phone 02083184626
Reference Number 100717

Brindishe Lee School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating in all assessed areas except for behaviour and attitudes, which are considered outstanding. The school fosters a positive environment where pupils enjoy learning and feel supported by both staff and peers. Leaders are ambitious and work hard to understand pupil needs, particularly in early years education. While the curriculum is thoughtfully planned, there are instances where teaching could better focus on ensuring that pupils grasp key concepts securely, which could enhance their readiness for more complex tasks later in their education.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 199
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.75%
Girls: 50.25%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 16.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 46.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.4
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 13 17 30
2 14 16 30
3 15 11 26
4 15 12 27
5 12 15 27
6 19 10 29

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 32.7%
White, Other 23.1%
Mixed, Other 9.5%
African 6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 5%
White & Black (African) 4.5%
Caribbean 4%
Asian, Other 3.5%
Unclassified 3%
White & Asian 2.5%
Indian 1.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 19 Sep 2023
Date Report
19 Sep 2023 School inspection:
03 Oct 2011 Full inspection:
30 Jun 2010 Interim assessment
29 Nov 2006 Full inspection:
01 May 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils enjoy a broad range of subjects and extra-curricular activities.
  • Outstanding behaviour and positive attitudes among pupils.
  • Strong leadership with a focus on professional development for staff.
  • Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
  • A well-structured reading program that promotes vocabulary development.

Areas for Improvement

  • Teaching does not always emphasize key subject content, affecting pupils' knowledge retention.
  • Some lessons lack systematic checks on pupils' understanding before moving to complex tasks.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 79%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 4%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 110
Maths 109

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.1
Writing -2.3
Maths -3.6

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 64 6
Third Preference 52 2
From another Local Authority 18 2

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