Dalmain Primary School | School performance | Sipuha
sipuha
Tap to load interactive map
EnglandLondonLewishamSE23 1ASDalmain Primary School
Primary

Dalmain Primary School

Primary

Lewisham · London · SE23 1AS http://www.dalmain.lewisham.sch.uk/

Pupils
364
cap. 470
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
23%
RWM higher · 2024/25
364
Pupils · 2024/25
23%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
23%
RWM higher · 2024/25
364
Pupils · 2024/25
23%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 15/05/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLewisham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Dalmain Primary School · Primary · Lewisham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
71%
+14pp
78%68%57%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 71%
RWM higher standard
23%
+7pp
24%18%12%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 23%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
46%
Writing expected standard
79%
Writing higher standard
29%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
42%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
83%
SPAG higher standard
42%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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.

View full history

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
364
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
23%
FSM eligible
22%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Grove Close, Brockley Rise, London, SE23 1AS
Local authority
Lewisham
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2571%23%79%46%79%29%81%42%88%83%107.0107.0107.017%364
2023/2457%16%73%38%84%22%70%32%84%76%105.0104.0104.016%365
2022/2375%12%80%41%80%14%78%33%82%75%107.0107.0106.0+2.00+1.50+3.0016%374
2018/1978%24%86%56%83%25%85%49%83%88%109.0108.0110.0+3.90+0.00+2.4017%432
2017/1863%19%76%44%69%24%72%33%74%78%108.0105.0107.0+1.30-1.40-0.3020%436
2016/1776%13%83%39%80%17%85%48%83%93%108.0108.0111.0+0.60-1.80+1.0023%439

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

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2536417.417%23%22%6%16%
2023/2436518.116%27%21%6%16%
2022/2337419.816%29%21%6%15%
2021/2239220.711%29%21%6%17%
2020/2137918.012%33%21%
2018/1943218.417%35%25%3%7%
2017/1843621.720%34%23%3%7%
2016/1743920.323%33%23%4%11%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.