Bellenden Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Dewar Street
London
SE15 4JP
Phone 02077327107
Reference Number 100775

Bellenden Primary School is performing well overall, with a good quality of education and supportive behaviour and attitudes among pupils. The school creates a nurturing environment where students feel engaged and prepared for the future. The curriculum is ambitious and staff take great care to meet the individual needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). While the overall performance is strong, there are some areas for improvement, particularly in the early years and certain foundation subjects where the curriculum does not consistently deepen pupils' understanding.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 205
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.32%
Girls: 52.68%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 46.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 50.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 20.3
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 23

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 15 11 26
2 17 13 30
3 10 14 24
4 9 16 25
5 8 12 20
6 9 18 27

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
African 23.9%
Caribbean 16.1%
Mixed, Other 9.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 9.3%
White, British 8.3%
Unclassified 6.3%
White, Other 5.4%
Pakistani 3.9%
Asian, Other 3.9%
White & Black (African) 2.4%
Indian 1.5%
White & Asian 0.5%
Irish 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 06 Mar 2024
Date Report
06 Mar 2024 School inspection:
18 Sep 2018 Short inspection
24 Sep 2013 Full inspection:
08 Feb 2012 Full inspection:
30 Jun 2010 Interim assessment
08 Dec 2008 Curriculum and development visit
10 Jul 2007 Full inspection:
09 Jul 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • High expectations for all pupils.
  • Effective support for students with SEND.
  • Strong engagement and positive attitudes from pupils.
  • Well-structured curriculum in core subjects like mathematics and reading.
  • Rich provision for personal development through extracurricular activities.

Areas for Improvement

  • Early years curriculum is not consistently delivered.
  • Curriculum in some foundation subjects needs improvement.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 70%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 7%

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 106
Maths 105

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 1.8
Writing -0.7
Maths 1.6

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 11 0
Third Preference 12 2
From another Local Authority 1 0

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