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Launcelot Primary School and Nursery

Community school · Bromley · BR1 5EA

Ages 3–11 · 307 pupils · Lewisham

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Ofsted

Needs attention

KS2 expected (RWM)

52%

Overall absence

5.8%

Admissions demand

0.84 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Needs attention

Inspection date

2026-05-06

  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

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)52%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.3%
Unauthorised2.4%
Authorised absence
3.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.7%
Enrolments in measure
275

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

0.84 · Often has places

1st preferences

26

Places offered

31

1st-preference offers

26

Total preferences (any rank)
90
Preferred offers (top 3)
31
Applications from outside LA
10
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 fill73%

307 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
307
Boys / girls
156 / 151
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
307 / 420 (73%)
Free school meals
44.7%
FSM pupils
126
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
Ms Maxine Osbaldeston

Location

Address
Launcelot Road, Downham
Postcode
BR1 5EA
Town
Bromley
County
Kent
Local authority
Lewisham
District
Lewisham
Constituency
Lewisham East
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
7 on roll / 8 capacity

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 Bromley, Lewisham, 307 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 44.7%.

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

  • Good Shepherd RC School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Bromley · BR1 5EP · Lewisham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS247%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM30.9%
    • Demand1.03

    0.2 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

  • Haberdashers' Knights Primary

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bromley · BR1 5LW · Lewisham

    Ages 3–11

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

    0.4 miles away

  • Rangefield Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Bromley · BR1 4RP · Lewisham

    Ages 3–11

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

    0.5 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

    0.6 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

    0.7 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

    0.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Maxine Osbaldeston
Telephone
02086972304
Website
www.launcelot.lewisham.sch.uk/

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