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EnglandLondonLewishamSE6 4NLRathfern Primary School
Primary

Rathfern Primary School

Primary

Lewisham · London · SE6 4NL http://www.rathfern.lewisham.sch.uk

Pupils
497
cap. 515
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
82%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
497
Pupils · 2024/25
35%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
82%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
497
Pupils · 2024/25
35%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 29/09/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLewisham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Rathfern Primary School · Primary · Lewisham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
82%
+29pp
87%70%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 82%
RWM higher standard
8%
+3pp
21%13%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
87%
Reading higher standard
57%
Writing expected standard
85%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
85%
Maths higher standard
47%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
87%
SPAG higher standard
60%
Reading scaled score
111.0
Maths scaled score
110.0
GPS scaled score
111.0

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
497
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
35%
FSM eligible
24%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Rathfern Road, Catford, London, SE6 4NL
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
2024/2582%8%87%57%85%8%85%47%87%87%111.0110.0111.018%497
2023/2453%5%59%17%69%7%69%20%78%75%104.0105.0108.020%499
2022/2367%5%75%33%75%7%79%33%84%75%106.0106.0107.0-2.00-0.90-0.5017%492
2018/1987%16%94%41%88%24%95%57%92%94%109.0110.0113.0+4.60+1.70+4.8026%472
2017/1885%21%92%53%85%26%94%51%88%91%110.0110.0111.0+2.60-0.70+3.3017%508
2016/1765%4%71%27%84%13%84%22%85%87%105.0106.0109.0-1.50-1.50-0.8020%515

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
2024/2549725.018%35%24%4%6%
2023/2449924.120%36%27%4%6%
2022/2349221.517%37%26%4%8%
2021/2249621.115%38%31%5%11%
2020/2149821.919%42%31%
2018/1947221.426%44%41%4%7%
2017/1850820.917%44%41%4%9%
2016/1751524.220%44%45%4%10%

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