The Belham Primary School

Type Primary / Free schools
Age Range 4-11
Religion Unknown
Address 165 Bellenden Road
London
SE15 4DG
Phone 02083534290
Reference Number 142090

The Belham Primary School is recognized for its overall good performance, characterized by a welcoming environment and strong relationships between staff and pupils. Students demonstrate high levels of enjoyment and engagement in their learning, contributing to their positive achievements across the curriculum. The school places a significant emphasis on reading from an early age, ensuring children develop confidence and enthusiasm for literature. Additionally, the curriculum is well-structured, allowing for a coherent progression of knowledge and skills from Reception to Year 6.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 388
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.55%
Girls: 48.45%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 15.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.7
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 27.2
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.1

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 25 30 55
2 31 21 52
3 32 24 56
4 27 29 56
5 28 30 58
6 28 27 55

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 45.6%
Unclassified 14.4%
White, Other 9.5%
Mixed, Other 7%
African 6.2%
Caribbean 3.9%
White & Asian 3.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.5%
White & Black (African) 1%
Pakistani 0.8%
Asian, Other 0.8%
Irish 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 11 Jun 2024
Date Report
11 Jun 2024 School inspection
17 Jul 2018 Full inspection:

Strengths

  • Pupils enjoy attending the school and feel safe and supported.
  • Staff maintain high expectations for pupil behavior, leading to excellent conduct.
  • The curriculum is well-sequenced and teachers have necessary subject knowledge.
  • Pupil engagement in clubs and extracurricular activities is fostered.
  • Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) pupils are identified and supported effectively.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some teaching staff do not check effectively what pupils know and remember, leading to gaps in learning.
  • Mathematics outcomes at the end of Year 6 were disappointing in 2023.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 80%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 24%

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 109
Maths 108

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 -0.6
Maths -2.2

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 68 21
Third Preference 38 4
From another Local Authority 3 0

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