Primary school

Oak Gardens Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Lewisham
  • SE8 4QB

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,847 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 33%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 45%45%2016/17: top 78%2017/18: top 94%2018/19: top 95%2022/23: top 44%2023/24: top 49%2024/25: top 33%No exams

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM71% · London 72%5/10 Middle+42.5 pts
Higher standard, RWM6% · London 12%2/10 Well below London+12.1 pts
Reading score105 · London 1072/10 Well below London
Maths score104 · London 1072/10 Well below London−7.3 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 57% · 47 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 50% · 44 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 39% · 59 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 40% · 47 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 64% · 39 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 63% · 46 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 71% · 34 pupils · London 72%71%39%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 9% · 47 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 5% · 44 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 3% · 59 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 4% · 47 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 0% · 39 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 7% · 46 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 6% · 34 pupils · London 12%9%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 47 pupils · London 1032016/17: 102 · 44 pupils · London 1052017/18: 102 · 59 pupils · London 1062018/19: 103 · 47 pupils · London 1062022/23: 106 · 39 pupils · London 1062023/24: 106 · 46 pupils · London 1072024/25: 105 · 34 pupils · London 107106102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 107 · 47 pupils · London 1042016/17: 105 · 44 pupils · London 1062017/18: 102 · 59 pupils · London 1062018/19: 105 · 47 pupils · London 1072022/23: 101 · 39 pupils · London 1062023/24: 102 · 46 pupils · London 1062024/25: 104 · 34 pupils · London 107107101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
11 of 11 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1111
2nd100
3rd111
Last distance offered
  • 2026/27All offered

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Good
  2. 2010Good
  3. 2015Outstanding
  4. 2019Requires improvement
  5. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · 2 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Jan 2023

Strengths

  • “Pupils are happy and proud of their school.”
  • “They are articulate and confident.”
  • “Leaders have created an inspiring environment where pupils’ views are given importance.”

To improve

  • “In some subjects, teaching does not ensure that pupils learn the intended curriculum fully.”
  • “Where this is the case, pupils’ subject-specific cumulative knowledge and understanding are not built securely.”
  • “Leaders need to ensure that all teaching enables pupils to deepen their understanding in all subjects.”

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

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026166
Free school meals (past 6 years)53.4%
First language not English48.9%
SEN support15.2%
EHC plan3.3%
Absence (sessions missed)6.8%
Persistently absent pupils21.6%

Girls 45.1%Boys 54.9%

79% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.8
Pupils per adult11.1
  • Classroom teachers 6.5
  • Leadership 1.5
  • Teaching assistants 6
  • Other support 4.3

Teachers 8 FTE · Whole workforce 18.3 · 27 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£11,071
Spend per pupil£10,852
Staff spend per pupil£7,002
Reserve per pupil−£4,189
  • −£699,480revenue reserve
  • +£36,559in-year balance

Grants £10,432 · self-generated £639 · premises £1,200 per pupil