Primary school

Baring Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Lewisham
  • SE12 0NB

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,188 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 75%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 77%77%2016/17: top 69%69% · 2016/172017/18: top 73%2018/19: top 75%2022/23: top 93%2023/24: top 80%2024/25: top 75%No exams

Against London

Expected standard, RWM54% · London 72%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM4% · London 12%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score102 · London 107Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score102 · London 107Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 41% · 29 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 55% · 40 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 57% · 30 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 57% · 28 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 37% · 27 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 49% · 37 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 54% · 28 pupils · London 72%57%37%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 7% · 29 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 5% · 40 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 7% · 30 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 0% · 28 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 7% · 27 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 3% · 37 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 4% · 28 pupils · London 12%7%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 29 pupils · London 1032016/17: 101 · 40 pupils · London 1052017/18: 102 · 30 pupils · London 1062018/19: 105 · 28 pupils · London 1062022/23: 99 · 27 pupils · London 1062023/24: 104 · 37 pupils · London 1072024/25: 102 · 28 pupils · London 10710599No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 29 pupils · London 1042016/17: 103 · 40 pupils · London 1062017/18: 103 · 30 pupils · London 1062018/19: 107 · 28 pupils · London 1072022/23: 97 · 27 pupils · London 1062023/24: 102 · 37 pupils · London 1062024/25: 102 · 28 pupils · London 10710797No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
13 of 13 who put it first2014 · 55.6%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1313
2nd151
3rd141
Last distance offered
  • 2026/27All offered
  • 2025/261.7 km
  • 2024/25969 m
  • 2023/241.2 km
  • 2020/21407 m
  • 2019/20378 m

Inspections · 2007–2025

  • Personal developmentOutstanding
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Early years provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2007Satisfactory
  2. 2010Outstanding
  3. 2014Good
  4. 2019Remains Good
  5. 2025Lowest Good

1 point to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Jan 2025

Strengths

  • “This is a warm and welcoming school.”
  • “Parents and carers typically describe it as ‘part of the community’ where staff carefully consider the needs of their children.”
  • “Pupils feel safe and are kept safe.”

To improve

  • “In some subjects, staff are not making the teaching choices needed to ensure that learning is embedded as intended and outlined in the school’s curriculum.”
  • “In these instances, pupils do not consistently develop the same depth of knowledge and understanding as they do in other subjects.”
  • “The school should ensure staff consistently select appropriate activities and then adapt these as required so pupils consistently remember more in all subjects.”

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

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026193
Free school meals (past 6 years)26.1%
First language not English46.7%
SEN support21.2%
EHC plan2.8%
Absence (sessions missed)4.9%
Persistently absent pupils12.6%

Girls 52.4%Boys 47.6%

80.4% full · 240 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 24 responses (11.3% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school95.8% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school100% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved95.8% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 75% not applicable83.3% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year100% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 20.8% not applicable94.7% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child91.7% agree
  • My child does well at this school95.8% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing95.8% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school95.8% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school100% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development100% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent95.8% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.2
Pupils per adult11.2
  • Classroom teachers 8.9
  • Leadership 1.4
  • Teaching assistants 6.5
  • Other support 4.9

Teachers 10.3 FTE · Whole workforce 21.8 · 35 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£9,753
Spend per pupil£9,939
Staff spend per pupil£7,293
Reserve per pupil−£305
  • −£57,273revenue reserve
  • −£34,861in-year balance

Grants £9,321 · self-generated £479 · premises £669 per pupil