Community school · Lewisham

John Stainer Community Primary School

3–11Ages
400Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100689URN

Mantle Road, Brockley, London, SE4 2DY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.3per place

1.2 above Lewisham median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lewisham

242 applications for 56 places · 11th of 56 in Lewisham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Lewisham 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 6 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

4.3applications per place, Reception

1.2 above Lewisham median (3.1) 2.1 above England median (2.2)

242 applications · 56 places offered · 37 named it first

2026 4.3; Lewisham median median 3.1
2025 4.6; Lewisham median median 3.2
2024 4.7; Lewisham median median 3.2
2023 4.2; Lewisham median median 3.2
2022 5.0; Lewisham median median 3.2
2021 5.2; Lewisham median median 3.3
2020 4.9; Lewisham median median 3.5
2019 4.5; Lewisham median median 3.4
2018 5.0; Lewisham median median 3.5
2017 5.8; Lewisham median median 3.7
2016 5.3; Lewisham median median 4.0
2015 5.2; Lewisham median median 4.1
2014 4.8; 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	56	242	4.3	37	0.66
Sep 2025	53	245	4.6	49	0.92
Sep 2024	46	215	4.7	43	0.93
Sep 2023	60	254	4.2	58	0.97
Sep 2022	60	299	5.0	65	1.08
Sep 2021	60	312	5.2	54	0.90
Sep 2020	58	283	4.9	75	1.29
Sep 2019	60	271	4.5	62	1.03
Sep 2018	60	301	5.0	61	1.02
Sep 2017	60	346	5.8	61	1.02
Sep 2016	60	319	5.3	65	1.08
Sep 2015	60	314	5.2	63	1.05
Sep 2014	60	289	4.8	52	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 69% · Maths 69% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%48th of 63 in Lewisham

Lewisham 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Lewisham 81% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Lewisham 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Lewisham 76% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Lewisham 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Lewisham 79% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Lewisham 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	61%	5%	106	104
2023/24	49%	2%	108	105
2022/23	68%	13%	109	106

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

John Stainer Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

4.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School
0.4 km · Lewisham

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.5applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Turnham Academy
0.6 km · Lewisham

Good2022

2.7applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Ivydale Primary School
0.7 km · Southwark

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Beecroft Garden Primary
0.8 km · Lewisham

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Myatt Garden Primary School
0.9 km · Lewisham

Standards maintained2025

3.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Edmund Waller Primary School
1.0 km · Lewisham

Remains Good2023

3.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Hollydale Primary School
1.0 km · Southwark

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Ashmead Primary School
1.1 km · Lewisham

Remains Good2022

3.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100689 · 209/2342
Capacity: 450 pupils · 400 on roll
Free school meals: 22.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Mantle Road, Brockley, London, SE4 2DY
Local authority: Lewisham

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