Primary school

Good Shepherd RC School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Lewisham
  • BR1 5EP

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,618 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 44%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 20%20%2016/17: top 37%2017/18: top 43%2018/19: top 55%2022/23: top 54%2023/24: top 83%2024/25: top 44%No exams

Against London

Expected standard, RWM67% · London 72%4/10 Below
Higher standard, RWM3% · London 12%1/10 Well below London
Reading score103 · London 1071/10 Well below London
Maths score103 · London 1071/10 Well below London
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 70% · 30 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 69% · 29 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 70% · 53 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 66% · 29 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 60% · 30 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 47% · 30 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 67% · 30 pupils · London 72%70%47%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 30 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 7% · 29 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 4% · 53 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 0% · 29 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 7% · 30 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 3% · 30 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 3% · 30 pupils · London 12%7%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 30 pupils · London 1032016/17: 105 · 29 pupils · London 1052017/18: 104 · 53 pupils · London 1062018/19: 105 · 29 pupils · London 1062022/23: 108 · 30 pupils · London 1062023/24: 105 · 30 pupils · London 1072024/25: 103 · 30 pupils · London 107108103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 107 · 30 pupils · London 1042016/17: 106 · 29 pupils · London 1062017/18: 104 · 53 pupils · London 1062018/19: 107 · 29 pupils · London 1072022/23: 107 · 30 pupils · London 1062023/24: 101 · 30 pupils · London 1062024/25: 103 · 30 pupils · London 107107101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
16 of 16 who put it first2014 · 50.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1616
2nd131
3rd101

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2025

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationRequires improvement
  • Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
  • Early years provisionRequires improvement
  • Leadership and managementRequires improvement
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2007Good
  2. 2011Good
  3. 2016Ungraded visit
  4. 2020Remains Good
  5. 2025Lowest Requires improvement

4 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Jan 2025

Strengths

  • “Pupils are happy and safe at this school.”
  • “Staff are kind and caring towards them.”
  • “Pupils are typically courteous and kind.”

To improve

  • “Staff do not present information routinely clearly or give appropriate work to pupils to achieve the main aims of the curriculum effectively.”
  • “As a result, pupils struggle to recall key knowledge.”
  • “The school must ensure that teaching enables pupils to learn and remember knowledge successfully across the whole curriculum.”

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

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026201
Free school meals (past 6 years)30.0%
First language not English53.3%
SEN support27.8%
EHC plan4.7%
Absence (sessions missed)6.0%
Persistently absent pupils19.1%

Girls 54.3%Boys 45.8%

69.3% full · 290 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 16 responses (7.5% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school87.5% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school81.2% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved87.5% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 56.3% not applicable28.6% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year93.8% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 31.3% not applicable63.6% 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 child75% agree
  • My child does well at this school81.2% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing87.5% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school87.5% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school81.2% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development75% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent81.2% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher25.9
Pupils per adult12.7
  • Classroom teachers 5.6
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 7.8
  • Other support 5.1

Teachers 7.6 FTE · Whole workforce 20.4 · 25 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£10,370
Spend per pupil£10,207
Staff spend per pupil£7,709
Reserve per pupil£1,928
  • +£377,825revenue reserve
  • +£31,992in-year balance

Grants £10,022 · self-generated £351 · premises £531 per pupil