1
St Margaret's Lee CofE Primary School
London • SE13 5SG
1
11 Sep 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Lewisham
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2020)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the local authority of Lewisham. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
63
Outstanding
10
Good
50
Median inspection year
2020
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 17% · G: 83% · RI: 0% · I: 0%
2
Brindishe Manor School
London • SE13 5LS
1
26 Jun 2024
3
John Ball Primary School
London • SE3 0TP
1
9 Jun 2024
4
John Stainer Community Primary School
London • SE4 2DY
1
18 Mar 2024
5
St Stephen's CofE Primary School
London • SE8 4ED
1
11 Dec 2023
6
Gordonbrock Primary School
Brockley • SE4 1HQ
1
29 Apr 2019
7
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
London • SE6 2LD
1
8 Feb 2017
8
Downderry Primary School
Bromley • Kent • BR1 5QL
1
7 Jul 2016
9
Rathfern Primary School
London • SE6 4NL
1
11 Jan 2016
10
Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School
London • SE14 5SF
1
11 Sep 2015
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Kilmorie Primary School 2 • Sep 2024
- Haberdashers' Knights Primary 2 • Jan 2024
- Haberdashers' Hatcham Primary 2 • Jan 2024
- Brindishe Green School 2 • Nov 2023
- Brindishe Lee School 2 • Nov 2023
- St Bartholomews's Church of England Primary School 2 • Sep 2023
- Kelvin Grove Primary School 2 • Jul 2023
- Eliot Bank Primary School 2 • Jun 2023
- Haseltine Primary School 2 • May 2023
- Torridon Primary School 2 • Mar 2023