Foxfield Primary School

Foxfield Primary School is performing extraordinarily well, maintaining its outstanding status since its previous inspection. The school promotes a comprehensive education that focuses not only on academic achievement but also on the personal development of pupils. It fosters a culture of respect, safety, and collaboration among students, ensuring that even those with special educational needs receive tailored support. The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, providing pupils with the necessary knowledge and skills to excel in their future educational endeavors. The school’s dedication to excellence is reflected in the high standards set by both leaders and teachers. The environment encourages pupils to be independent thinkers and engaged learners. The effective teaching of phonics and reading, along with a broad range of extracurricular initiatives, reinforces the commitment to developing well-rounded individuals. The school’s leadership is supported by an involved board of governors and trustees who prioritize staff well-being and development, ensuring the school continues to thrive.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate impeccable behavior and respect for others.
• The school provides a highly ambitious and well-structured curriculum.
• Strong focus on reading and early phonics education.
• Pupils with SEND receive tailored and effective support.
• Effective collaboration among staff to achieve student excellence.
• Proactive initiatives to promote personal development and leadership among pupils.

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 Foxfield Primary School attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.7% 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 Foxfield 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 Foxfield Primary School had 21.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.4% 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, 9.6% of pupils at Foxfield Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.2% 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 2024–25 Foxfield Primary School received £8,239 and spent £7,746 for each of its 654 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,090,000 (£1,666 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of Inspire Partnership Academy Trust, income was £7,816 and spending £7,668 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Greenwich · Greenwich local authority: places and applications

Foxfield Primary School is part of Inspire Partnership Academy Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• Rockliffe Manor Primary School London
• Woodhill Primary School London
• Forest Academy Croydon
• Woodside Primary School Croydon
• West Thornton Primary School Croydon
• Elaine Primary School Rochester
• Chattenden Primary School Rochester
• Delce Academy Rochester
• Maundene School Chatham

What is Foxfield Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Foxfield Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Foxfield Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Foxfield Primary School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Foxfield Primary School have?

Foxfield Primary School has 666 pupils on roll.

What age range does Foxfield Primary School cover?

Foxfield Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Foxfield Primary School?

Foxfield Primary School is at Sandbach Place, London, SE18 7EX.