Community school · Lewisham

Beecroft Garden Primary

4–11Ages
382Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100674URN

Beecroft Road, London, SE4 2BS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.7per place

1.7 above Lewisham median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lewisham

279 applications for 59 places · 8th of 56 in Lewisham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Lewisham 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 15 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision		Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

4.7applications per place, Reception

1.7 above Lewisham median (3.1) 2.5 above England median (2.2)

279 applications · 59 places offered · 59 named it first

2026 4.7; Lewisham median median 3.1
2025 4.7; Lewisham median median 3.2
2024 4.6; Lewisham median median 3.2
2023 5.0; Lewisham median median 3.2
2022 5.8; Lewisham median median 3.2
2021 5.6; Lewisham median median 3.3
2020 5.7; Lewisham median median 3.5
2019 7.4; Lewisham median median 3.4
2018 7.3; Lewisham median median 3.5
2017 7.3; Lewisham median median 3.7
2016 7.4; Lewisham median median 4.0
2015 7.4; Lewisham median median 4.1
2014 6.2; Lewisham median median 4.2

More applications per place than the Lewisham median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Lewisham median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	59	279	4.7	59	1.00
Sep 2025	60	282	4.7	54	0.90
Sep 2024	60	276	4.6	63	1.05
Sep 2023	60	298	5.0	57	0.95
Sep 2022	60	346	5.8	61	1.02
Sep 2021	60	336	5.6	54	0.90
Sep 2020	60	340	5.7	66	1.10
Sep 2019	59	438	7.4	96	1.63
Sep 2018	59	430	7.3	90	1.53
Sep 2017	60	436	7.3	93	1.55
Sep 2016	60	445	7.4	80	1.33
Sep 2015	59	437	7.4	91	1.54
Sep 2014	60	369	6.2	75	1.25

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 95% · Writing 75% · Maths 80% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%33rd of 63 in Lewisham

Lewisham 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard95%

Lewisham 81% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Lewisham 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Lewisham 76% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Lewisham 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Lewisham 79% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Lewisham 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

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Lewisham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	69%	9%	109	106
2023/24	71%	9%	108	106
2022/23	76%	8%	108	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Beecroft Garden PrimaryThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Turnham Academy
0.5 km · Lewisham

Good2022

2.7applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Gordonbrock Primary School
0.6 km · Lewisham

Standards maintained2024

3.9applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Ivydale Primary School
0.8 km · Southwark

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
John Stainer Community Primary School
0.8 km · Lewisham

Outstanding2024

4.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Stillness Junior School
0.9 km · Lewisham

Standards maintained2024

83%met the SATs standard
Stillness Infant School
0.9 km · Lewisham

2026

3.2applications per place
Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School
1.2 km · Lewisham

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.5applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Holbeach Primary School
1.4 km · Lewisham

Remains Good2023

3.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100674 · 209/2068
Capacity: 420 pupils · 382 on roll
Free school meals: 19.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Beecroft Road, London, SE4 2BS
Local authority: Lewisham

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources