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Childeric Primary School

Primary Ages 3-11 334 pupils London
Ofsted: Good
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Childeric Primary School is an academy converter in Lewisham for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 334 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Childeric Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2017 of its predecessor, Childeric Primary School. In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: June 2023. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Childeric Road
New Cross
London
SE14 6DG
Phone 02086923453
Reference Number 146221

General Makeup

Number of pupils 334
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.99%
Girls: 47.01%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 60%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 65.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.1
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 23.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 26.1

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 32 12 44
2 12 22 34
3 27 31 58
4 23 21 44
5 29 24 53
6 27 27 54

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
African 29.3%
Caribbean 11.7%
White, Other 7.8%
Asian, Other 6.6%
White, British 4.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 3.9%
Mixed, Other 3%
Chinese 2.4%
White & Asian 1.2%
White & Black (African) 1.2%
Unclassified 0.9%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Childeric Primary School, inspected in July 2017.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 22 Feb 2023 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
22 Feb 2023 School inspection
12 Sep 2018 Academy conversion letter
04 Jul 2017 Short inspection
Previously as Childeric Primary School
04 Dec 2012 Full inspection:
02 Dec 2009 Full inspection:
22 Nov 2006 Full inspection:
26 Nov 2001 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 74%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 9%

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 107
Maths 107

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 -1.6
Writing 1
Maths 0.5

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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.

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 7 0
Third Preference 9 0
From another Local Authority 2 2

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Childeric Primary School had 348 pupils for 420 places. 72 places (17.1%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “North West” planning area

Lewisham counted 686 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 586 in 2029–30, down 15%.

201920212022202320242025
Places 420420420420420420
Pupils 408371386391363348
Unfilled 2.9%11.7%8.1%6.9%13.6%17.1%

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 Childeric Primary School attended 93.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 2.3%2.4%3.1%3.6%3.6%3.9%
Unauthorised absence 2.0%2.3%2.6%3.4%2.8%2.7%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.9%0.0%0.0%1.1%0.9%

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, 0.3% of pupils at Childeric Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.00.00.00.01.40.3
Permanent exclusions 0000000

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 Childeric Primary School had 16.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

20192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 8.98.99.09.810.410.09.18.4
Teachers who left state teaching 0.0%4.1%2.5%7.5%2.4%0.0%9.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 89.3%–67.9%96.2%84.6%83.3%52.0%–
Sick days per teacher 4.8–3.36.82.97.94.8–

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, 20.1% of pupils at Childeric Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 52 9
Autistic spectrum disorder 3 8
Social, emotional and mental health 10 0
Specific learning difficulty 2 0

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 Childeric Primary School received £9,855 and spent £10,102 for each of its 365 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £239,000 (£654 per pupil).

Across all 20 schools of Nexus Education Schools Trust, income was £8,837 and spending £8,693 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2019202020212022202320242025
Revenue reserve £107,000£92,000£155,000£81,000£359,000£236,000£239,000
per pupil £243£216£388£194£856£584£654
In-year balance -£50,000£22,000£86,000£35,000-£76,000£25,000-£90,000
per pupil -£113£51£214£84-£182£63-£247

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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Childeric Primary School is part of Nexus Education Schools Trust, which runs 20 schools. The nearest others:

What is Childeric Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Childeric Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2017 of its predecessor, Childeric Primary School.

When was Childeric Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Childeric Primary School was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Childeric Primary School have?

Childeric Primary School has 334 pupils on roll.

What age range does Childeric Primary School cover?

Childeric Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Childeric Primary School?

Childeric Primary School is at Childeric Road, New Cross, London, SE14 6DG.

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