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EnglandLondonLewishamSE14 5LYEdmund Waller Primary School
Primary

Edmund Waller Primary School

Primary

Lewisham · London · SE14 5LY www.edmundwaller.lewisham.sch.uk/

Pupils
432
cap. 451
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
432
Pupils · 2024/25
34%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
432
Pupils · 2024/25
34%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 15/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLewisham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Edmund Waller Primary School · Primary · Lewisham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
72%
-2pp
75%70%65%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
RWM higher standard
12%
+3pp
13%10%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
78%
Reading higher standard
52%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
20%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
34%
Science expected standard
82%
SPAG expected standard
80%
SPAG higher standard
48%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
432
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
34%
FSM eligible
13%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
4%

Contact

Address
Waller Road, New Cross, London, SE14 5LY
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
2024/2572%12%78%52%74%20%82%34%82%80%107.0106.0108.019%432
2023/2474%9%89%51%79%17%85%21%83%81%109.0105.0106.020%417
2022/2370%9%78%43%72%11%87%35%83%83%106.0108.0106.0+1.90-0.50+2.5016%402
2018/1975%13%85%47%89%18%82%25%95%75%109.0106.0105.0+1.10-0.90-1.9015%457
2017/1865%6%78%28%83%19%70%13%76%67%105.0102.0103.0-0.30-1.00-3.0015%466
2016/1764%11%75%31%80%28%75%15%78%71%105.0103.0105.0+1.00+1.10-1.7012%489

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
2024/2543219.119%34%13%4%4%
2023/2441717.420%35%13%4%7%
2022/2340217.416%32%13%4%8%
2021/2242519.518%31%15%5%9%
2020/2141920.614%28%16%
2018/1945723.715%26%20%3%4%
2017/1846623.015%28%22%4%6%
2016/1748924.412%28%26%4%9%

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