Primary school

Fossdene Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Greenwich
  • SE7 7NQ

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,757 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 12%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 80%80%2016/17: top 37%2017/18: top 14%2018/19: top 93%2022/23: top 45%2023/24: top 23%2024/25: top 12%No exams

Against London

Expected standard, RWM80% · London 72%Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM20% · London 12%Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · London 107Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score108 · London 107Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 40% · 53 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 69% · 59 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 82% · 49 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 43% · 52 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 63% · 46 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 73% · 49 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 80% · 25 pupils · London 72%82%40%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 53 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 5% · 59 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 18% · 49 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 4% · 52 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 13% · 46 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 18% · 49 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 20% · 25 pupils · London 12%20%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 53 pupils · London 1032016/17: 105 · 59 pupils · London 1052017/18: 108 · 49 pupils · London 1062018/19: 99 · 52 pupils · London 1062022/23: 103 · 46 pupils · London 1062023/24: 106 · 49 pupils · London 1072024/25: 106 · 25 pupils · London 10710899No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 53 pupils · London 1042016/17: 105 · 59 pupils · London 1062017/18: 107 · 49 pupils · London 1062018/19: 102 · 52 pupils · London 1072022/23: 104 · 46 pupils · London 1062023/24: 107 · 49 pupils · London 1062024/25: 108 · 25 pupils · London 107108100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
17 of 17 who put it first2014 · 95.1%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1717
2nd123
3rd183
Last distance offered
  • 2026/273.7 km
  • 2024/252.5 km
  • 2023/241.8 km
  • 2022/232.9 km

Inspections · 2007–2026

  • InclusionStrong
  • AchievementExpected
  • Curriculum and teachingStrong
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected
  • Leadership and governanceStrong
  • Early yearsExpected
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2007Good
  2. 2011Good
  3. 2017Ungraded visit
  4. 2022Good
  5. 2026Lowest Expected

2 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (3)

From Ofsted report, inspected Apr 2026

Strengths

  • “Pupils arrive at school keen to enjoy all the exciting experiences that Fossdene has to offer.”
  • “There is a great sense of belonging at the school.”
  • “As one pupil said ‘we always make people here feel like they belong'.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026206
Free school meals (past 6 years)39.0%
First language not English35.7%
SEN support34.3%
EHC plan6.2%
Absence (sessions missed)4.7%
Persistently absent pupils14.9%

Girls 50%Boys 50%

91.2% full · 226 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.2
Pupils per adult6.4
  • Classroom teachers 11.6
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 17.8
  • Other support 4.6

Teachers 13.6 FTE · Whole workforce 36 · 41 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£11,435
Spend per pupil£12,494
Staff spend per pupil£9,305
Reserve per pupil−£435
  • −£89,686revenue reserve
  • −£218,076in-year balance

Grants £11,159 · self-generated £276 · premises £954 per pupil