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Horniman Primary School

Community school · London · SE23 3BP

Ages 5–11 · 201 pupils · Lewisham

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

78%

Overall absence

5.5%

Admissions demand

1.07 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2024-01-29

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)78%
Higher standard (RWM)11%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.9%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
4.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
176

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

1.07 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

32

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

28

Total preferences (any rank)
145
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
37
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 fill96%

201 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
201
Boys / girls
108 / 93
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
201 / 210 (96%)
Free school meals
10.9%
FSM pupils
22
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Andrew Pickering

Location

Address
Horniman Drive
Postcode
SE23 3BP
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 5–11, in London, Lewisham, 201 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 10.9%.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in SE23
13
Primary in SE23
10
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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    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM15.9%
    • Demand0.88

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  • Eliot Bank Primary School

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS285%
    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM15.1%
    • Demand0.88

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

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    • KS239%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM22.5%
    • Demand0.77

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  • Dalmain Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Ages 3–11

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    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM15.5%
    • Demand0.67

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  • Perrymount Primary School

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    • Demand0.90

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Andrew Pickering
Telephone
02086993190
Website
www.hornimanprimary.com

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