Community school · Lewisham

Elfrida Primary School

2–11Ages
335Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100681URN

Elfrida Crescent, Bellingham, London, SE6 3EN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

1.0 below Lewisham median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lewisham

42 applications for 20 places · 54th of 56 in Lewisham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%met the expected standard

Lewisham 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 14 July 2026Published 21 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

14 July 2026
Report card · 5 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
23 June 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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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

2.1applications per place, Reception

1.0 below Lewisham median (3.1) close to England median (2.2)

42 applications · 20 places offered · 20 named it first

2026 2.1; Lewisham median median 3.1
2025 2.4; Lewisham median median 3.2
2024 2.3; Lewisham median median 3.2
2023 2.5; Lewisham median median 3.2
2022 2.3; Lewisham median median 3.2
2021 2.1; Lewisham median median 3.3
2020 2.4; Lewisham median median 3.5
2019 2.5; Lewisham median median 3.4
2018 2.6; Lewisham median median 3.5
2017 2.8; Lewisham median median 3.7
2016 3.0; Lewisham median median 4.0
2015 2.4; Lewisham median median 4.1
2014 1.6; Lewisham median median 4.2

More applications per place than the Lewisham median in 0 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	20	42	2.1	20	1.00
Sep 2025	27	66	2.4	27	1.00
Sep 2024	37	84	2.3	35	0.95
Sep 2023	38	96	2.5	34	0.89
Sep 2022	35	79	2.3	33	0.94
Sep 2021	42	90	2.1	41	0.98
Sep 2020	39	94	2.4	38	0.97
Sep 2019	42	105	2.5	41	0.98
Sep 2018	41	106	2.6	38	0.93
Sep 2017	37	103	2.8	29	0.78
Sep 2016	41	121	3.0	34	0.83
Sep 2015	63	150	2.4	41	0.65
Sep 2014	65	103	1.6	28	0.43

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 57% · Writing 51% · Maths 66% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%61st of 63 in Lewisham

Lewisham 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard57%

Lewisham 81% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Lewisham 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard51%

Lewisham 76% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Lewisham 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

Lewisham 79% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Lewisham 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lewisham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	47%	0%	104	103
2023/24	27%	0%	100	97
2022/23	32%	0%	102	102

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

Elfrida Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.1applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Athelney Primary School
0.6 km · Lewisham

2026

2.4applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
0.7 km · Lewisham

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Lewisham

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Haseltine Primary School
0.9 km · Lewisham

Good2023

2.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Adamsrill Primary School
1.3 km · Lewisham

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Our Lady and St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Lewisham

Remains Good2019

2.0applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Lewisham

Remains Good2020

3.1applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Worsley Bridge Primary School
1.4 km · Bromley

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 57%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: 100681 · 209/2197
Capacity: 508 pupils · 335 on roll
Free school meals: 43.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Elfrida Crescent, Bellingham, London, SE6 3EN
Local authority: Lewisham

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources