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Kender Primary School

Community school · London · SE14 5JA

Ages 2–11 · 351 pupils · Lewisham

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

63%

Overall absence

7.5%

Admissions demand

0.91 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-03-11

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
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)63%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.5%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
6.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
4.5%
Enrolments in measure
309

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

0.91 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

41

Places offered

45

1st-preference offers

41

Total preferences (any rank)
99
Preferred offers (top 3)
45
Applications from outside LA
31
Offers to outside-LA applicants
13

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 fill84%

351 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
351
Boys / girls
168 / 183
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
351 / 420 (84%)
Free school meals
48.3%
FSM pupils
156
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 2–11

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
Mr Keith Barr

Location

Address
Kender Street, New Cross
Postcode
SE14 5JA
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 2–11, in London, Lewisham, 351 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 48.3%.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in SE14
10
Primary in SE14
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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  • Edmund Waller Primary School

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    Community school · Primary

    London · SE14 5LY · Lewisham

    Ages 3–11

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

    0.3 miles away

  • Haberdashers' Hatcham Primary

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    London · SE14 5RD · Lewisham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence3.7%
    • FSM40.2%
    • Demand0.95

    0.4 miles away

  • Pilgrims' Way Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

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    London · SE15 1EF · Southwark

    Ages 3–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM57.9%
    • Demand1.00

    0.4 miles away

  • John Donne Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    London · SE15 2SW · Southwark

    Ages 3–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM56.8%
    • Demand0.88

    0.5 miles away

  • Hollydale Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    London · SE15 2AR · Southwark

    Ages 4–11

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

    0.5 miles away

  • Childeric Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    London · SE14 6DG · Lewisham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM60.0%
    • Demand0.98

    0.6 miles away

  • Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Free schools · Primary

    London · SE14 5SF · Lewisham

    Ages 4–11

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

    0.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Keith Barr
Telephone
02076394654
Website
http://www.kender.lewisham.sch.uk/

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