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Eliot Bank Primary School

Community school · London · SE26 4BU

Ages 3–11 · 397 pupils · Lewisham

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

85%

Overall absence

3.8%

Admissions demand

0.88 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-04-25

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
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)85%
Higher standard (RWM)17%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence3.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)4.9%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
3.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
344

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.88 · Often has places

1st preferences

49

Places offered

57

1st-preference offers

49

Total preferences (any rank)
175
Preferred offers (top 3)
57
Applications from outside LA
33
Offers to outside-LA applicants
8

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill89%

397 pupils · 446 places

Pupils on roll
397
Boys / girls
194 / 203
School capacity
446
Capacity fill
397 / 446 (89%)
Free school meals
15.1%
FSM pupils
59
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
Federation
The Eliot Bank and Gordonbrock Primary Schools Federation
Headteacher
Ms Maria Gilmore

Location

Address
Thorpewood Avenue, Sydenham
Postcode
SE26 4BU
Town
London
Local authority
Lewisham
District
Lewisham
Constituency
Lewisham West and East Dulwich
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, 397 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 15.1%.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in SE26
10
Primary in SE26
8
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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    • KS257%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM43.3%
    • Demand0.92

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    • KS277%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM41.0%
    • Demand0.92

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    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM10.9%
    • Demand1.07

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    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM34.4%
    • Demand0.90

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    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM15.9%
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  • Dalmain Primary School

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    • Absence5.6%
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    • Demand0.67

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Maria Gilmore
Telephone
02086990586
Website
www.eliotbank.lewisham.sch.uk/

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