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Good Shepherd RC School

Voluntary aided school · Bromley · BR1 5EP

Ages 3–11 · 201 pupils · Lewisham

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

47%

Overall absence

5.0%

Admissions demand

1.03 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-01-28

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
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)47%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

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%+)17.4%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.2%
Enrolments in measure
184

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

1.03 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

30

Places offered

29

1st-preference offers

29

Total preferences (any rank)
68
Preferred offers (top 3)
29
Applications from outside LA
11
Offers to outside-LA applicants
3

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 fill69%

201 pupils · 290 places

Pupils on roll
201
Boys / girls
94 / 107
School capacity
290
Capacity fill
201 / 290 (69%)
Free school meals
30.9%
FSM pupils
59
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided 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

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Archdiocese of Southwark
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Miss Lisa De Souza

Location

Address
Moorside Road, Downham
Postcode
BR1 5EP
Town
Bromley
County
Kent
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 voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Bromley, Lewisham, 201 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 30.9%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Archdiocese of Southwark.

Open schools in Bromley
38
Primary schools in Bromley
22
Academies among open schools in Bromley
58% (22)
Open schools in BR1
23
Primary in BR1
13
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.

Compare with theseAll in BromleyNear BR1

  • Launcelot Primary School and Nursery

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Community school · Primary

    Bromley · BR1 5EA · Lewisham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM44.7%
    • Demand0.84

    0.2 miles away

  • Rangefield Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Bromley · BR1 4RP · Lewisham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence7.7%
    • FSM40.5%
    • Demand0.78

    0.3 miles away

  • Burnt Ash Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bromley · BR1 4QX · Bromley

    Ages 5–11

    • KS285%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM23.8%
    • Demand1.72

    0.4 miles away

  • Downderry Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    Bromley · BR1 5QL · Lewisham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM23.9%
    • Demand1.46

    0.5 miles away

  • Haberdashers' Knights Primary

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bromley · BR1 5LW · Lewisham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM35.4%
    • Demand0.72

    0.5 miles away

  • Forster Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Lewisham · SE6 1PQ · Lewisham

    Ages 4–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM41.3%
    • Demand0.97

    0.6 miles away

  • Cooper's Lane Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · SE12 0LF · Lewisham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM17.2%
    • Demand0.92

    0.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Lisa De Souza
Telephone
02086984173
Website
http://www.goodshepherd.lewisham.sch.uk/

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