Ofsted inspection · 08/05/2024
Overview of John Ball Primary School · Primary · Lewisham
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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History
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 | 71% | 6% | 89% | 55% | 82% | 9% | 78% | 39% | 99% | 90% | 109.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 | — | — | — | 17% | 655 |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 19% | 81% | 37% | 85% | 22% | 81% | 41% | 91% | 81% | 108.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 | — | — | — | 22% | 631 |
| 2022/23 | 63% | 13% | 75% | 31% | 79% | 14% | 78% | 22% | 88% | 75% | 106.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 | +0.00 | +0.30 | -0.40 | 23% | 609 |
| 2018/19 | 75% | 19% | 86% | 29% | 88% | 32% | 81% | 39% | 92% | 75% | 105.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 | -2.50 | -1.00 | -1.50 | 11% | 607 |
| 2017/18 | 77% | 28% | 86% | 42% | 85% | 44% | 79% | 40% | 86% | 77% | 108.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 | +1.30 | +1.40 | +1.50 | 8% | 606 |
| 2016/17 | 85% | 27% | 90% | 57% | 97% | 48% | 88% | 38% | 98% | 90% | 110.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 | +3.10 | +3.20 | +0.30 | 10% | 578 |
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 | 655 | 23.3 | 17% | 33% | 12% | 5% | 9% |
| 2023/24 | 631 | 21.3 | 22% | 32% | 14% | 5% | 13% |
| 2022/23 | 609 | 21.2 | 23% | 31% | 15% | 6% | 16% |
| 2021/22 | 639 | 20.4 | 19% | 28% | 15% | 5% | 14% |
| 2020/21 | 624 | 22.5 | 12% | 25% | 13% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 607 | 19.8 | 11% | 25% | 14% | 4% | 7% |
| 2017/18 | 606 | 24.2 | 8% | 23% | 14% | 4% | 8% |
| 2016/17 | 578 | 21.9 | 10% | 26% | 15% | 3% | 6% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.