Overview of Bessemer Grange Primary School · Primary · Southwark
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
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2024/25
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All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 78% | 28% | 90% | 68% | 81% | 29% | 88% | 61% | 93% | 91% | 112.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 | — | — | — | 12% | 533 |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 27% | 82% | 54% | 78% | 27% | 86% | 48% | 89% | 86% | 108.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 | — | — | — | 15% | 566 |
| 2022/23 | 62% | 26% | 68% | 34% | 82% | 35% | 77% | 35% | 88% | 80% | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 | -2.00 | +2.10 | +0.20 | 15% | 558 |
| 2018/19 | 75% | 28% | 86% | 49% | 86% | 33% | 88% | 41% | 91% | 88% | 108.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 | +2.90 | +1.30 | +1.50 | 11% | 671 |
| 2017/18 | 67% | 14% | 70% | 27% | 74% | 26% | 77% | 29% | 76% | 69% | 104.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 | +0.70 | +0.50 | +1.00 | 14% | 673 |
| 2016/17 | 71% | 16% | 84% | 53% | 79% | 16% | 86% | 45% | 86% | 86% | 110.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 | +5.20 | +0.10 | +4.40 | 15% | 644 |
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 533 | 20.2 | 12% | 16% | 27% | 4% | 12% |
| 2023/24 | 566 | 19.9 | 15% | 17% | 24% | 4% | 9% |
| 2022/23 | 558 | 23.1 | 15% | 19% | 21% | 4% | 10% |
| 2021/22 | 587 | 22.0 | 16% | 18% | 19% | 5% | 13% |
| 2020/21 | 622 | 20.3 | 15% | 20% | 14% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 671 | 22.8 | 11% | 25% | 15% | 3% | 5% |
| 2017/18 | 673 | 20.5 | 14% | 26% | 20% | 4% | 5% |
| 2016/17 | 644 | 20.2 | 15% | 25% | 26% | 3% | 4% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.