Community school · Lewisham

Grinling Gibbons Primary School

3–11Ages
208Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100685URN

Clyde Street, Deptford, London, SE8 5LW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.5 below Lewisham median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lewisham

49 applications for 19 places · 41st of 56 in Lewisham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Lewisham 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 September 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

2.6applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Lewisham median (3.1) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

49 applications · 19 places offered · 18 named it first

2026 2.6; Lewisham median median 3.1
2025 2.5; Lewisham median median 3.2
2024 3.8; Lewisham median median 3.2
2023 3.8; Lewisham median median 3.2
2022 3.5; Lewisham median median 3.2
2021 3.1; Lewisham median median 3.3
2020 3.5; Lewisham median median 3.5
2019 3.8; Lewisham median median 3.4
2018 5.7; Lewisham median median 3.5
2017 7.3; Lewisham median median 3.7
2016 7.4; Lewisham median median 4.0
2015 8.7; Lewisham median median 4.1
2014 8.5; Lewisham median median 4.2

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	19	49	2.6	18	0.95
Sep 2025	29	72	2.5	29	1.00
Sep 2024	24	91	3.8	24	1.00
Sep 2023	17	65	3.8	16	0.94
Sep 2022	30	104	3.5	35	1.17
Sep 2021	30	92	3.1	29	0.97
Sep 2020	29	100	3.5	28	0.97
Sep 2019	25	95	3.8	21	0.84
Sep 2018	30	172	5.7	32	1.07
Sep 2017	30	219	7.3	59	1.97
Sep 2016	30	221	7.4	57	1.90
Sep 2015	30	260	8.7	67	2.23
Sep 2014	30	256	8.5	86	2.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 60% · Writing 63% · Maths 73% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%52nd of 63 in Lewisham

Lewisham 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard60%

Lewisham 81% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Lewisham 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Lewisham 76% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Lewisham 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Lewisham 79% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Lewisham 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	57%	0%	104	105
2023/24	64%	4%	103	105
2022/23	53%	7%	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

Grinling Gibbons Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Lewisham

Good2023

5.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Tidemill Academy
0.6 km · Lewisham

Good2022

2.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Childeric Primary School
0.8 km · Lewisham

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Deptford Park Primary School
0.9 km · Lewisham

Remains Good2022

3.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St James's Hatcham Church of England Primary School
1.0 km · Lewisham

Remains Good2023

4.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Twin Oaks Primary School
1.0 km · Lewisham

2026

3.9applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Oak Gardens Primary School
1.1 km · Lewisham

Good2023

3.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Harbinger Primary School
1.1 km · Tower Hamlets

Good2023

2.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100685 · 209/2267
Capacity: 235 pupils · 208 on roll
Free school meals: 34.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Clyde Street, Deptford, London, SE8 5LW
Local authority: Lewisham

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