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John Stainer Community Primary School

Community school · London · SE4 2DY

Ages 3–11 · 400 pupils · Lewisham

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Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

49%

Overall absence

4.2%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2024-02-06

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
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)49%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.7%
Unauthorised0.7%
Authorised absence
3.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
350

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

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

43

Places offered

46

1st-preference offers

43

Total preferences (any rank)
215
Preferred offers (top 3)
46
Applications from outside LA
24
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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%

400 pupils · 450 places

Pupils on roll
400
Boys / girls
203 / 197
School capacity
450
Capacity fill
400 / 450 (89%)
Free school meals
22.4%
FSM pupils
89
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 Shermane Okorodudu

Location

Address
Mantle Road, Brockley
Postcode
SE4 2DY
Town
London
Local authority
Lewisham
District
Lewisham
Constituency
Lewisham North
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, 400 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 22.4%.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in SE4
8
Primary in SE4
5
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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    Ofsted: Not judged

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    London · SE14 5SF · Lewisham

    Ages 4–11

    • KS290%
    • Absence3.3%
    • FSM8.0%
    • Demand0.93

    0.3 miles away

  • Turnham Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    London · SE4 2HH · Lewisham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS283%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM53.0%
    • Demand0.92

    0.4 miles away

  • Ivydale Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    London · SE15 3BU · Southwark

    Ages 3–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM20.5%
    • Demand0.82

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  • Beecroft Garden Primary

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    London · SE4 2BS · Lewisham

    Ages 4–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM19.6%
    • Demand1.05

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  • Myatt Garden Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM21.6%
    • Demand0.96

    0.6 miles away

  • Edmund Waller Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM12.1%
    • Demand1.35

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  • Hollydale Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    London · SE15 2AR · Southwark

    Ages 4–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM37.4%
    • Demand0.75

    0.6 miles away

  • Ashmead Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · SE8 4DX · Lewisham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM11.0%
    • Demand1.05

    0.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Shermane Okorodudu
Telephone
02076390482
Website
www.johnstainer.lewisham.sch.uk/

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