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Baring Primary School

Community school · London · SE12 0NB

Ages 3–11 · 193 pupils · Lewisham

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

37%

Overall absence

5.0%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-01-14

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)37%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
99.0
Avg scaled score — maths
97.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.9%
Unauthorised2.1%
Authorised absence
2.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.6%
Enrolments in measure
193

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill80%

193 pupils · 240 places

Pupils on roll
193
Boys / girls
91 / 102
School capacity
240
Capacity fill
193 / 240 (80%)
Free school meals
24.6%
FSM pupils
45
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Caroline Phillips

Location

Address
Linchmere Road, Lee
Postcode
SE12 0NB
Town
London
Local authority
Lewisham
District
Lewisham
Constituency
Lewisham East
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in London, Lewisham, 193 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 24.6%.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in SE12
10
Primary in SE12
6
Open schools in Lewisham LA
98
Primary in Lewisham LA
64

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence4.8%

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  • Cooper's Lane Primary School

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    • KS268%
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  • Sandhurst Primary School

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  • Brindishe Lee School

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  • Brindishe Manor School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

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    • KS268%
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  • Haberdashers' Knights Primary

    Ofsted: Good

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    • KS270%
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  • Forster Park Primary School

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    • KS239%
    • Absence5.7%

    0.8 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Caroline Phillips
Telephone
02088575637
Website
www.baring.lewisham.sch.uk/

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