Community school · Lewisham

Oak Gardens Primary School

3–11Ages
166Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100695URN

Thornville Street, London, SE8 4QB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.8per place

0.8 above Lewisham median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lewisham

46 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%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 · 17 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
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

3.8applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Lewisham median (3.1) 1.6 above England median (2.2)

46 applications · 12 places offered · 11 named it first

2026 3.8; Lewisham median median 3.1
2025 5.3; Lewisham median median 3.2
2024 6.9; Lewisham median median 3.2
2023 2.9; Lewisham median median 3.2
2022 3.7; Lewisham median median 3.2
2021 3.5; Lewisham median median 3.3
2020 3.7; Lewisham median median 3.5
2019 4.2; Lewisham median median 3.4
2018 3.6; Lewisham median median 3.5
2017 4.0; Lewisham median median 3.7
2016 3.6; Lewisham median median 4.0
2015 2.7; Lewisham median median 4.1
2014 1.6; 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	12	46	3.8	11	0.92
Sep 2025	11	58	5.3	10	0.91
Sep 2024	10	69	6.9	10	1.00
Sep 2023	18	52	2.9	15	0.83
Sep 2022	23	84	3.7	21	0.91
Sep 2021	15	52	3.5	15	1.00
Sep 2020	21	78	3.7	19	0.90
Sep 2019	24	101	4.2	21	0.88
Sep 2018	52	185	3.6	45	0.87
Sep 2017	60	241	4.0	48	0.80
Sep 2016	60	216	3.6	42	0.70
Sep 2015	60	161	2.7	46	0.77
Sep 2014	88	136	1.6	45	0.51

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 76% · Maths 79% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%28th of 63 in Lewisham

Lewisham 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Lewisham 81% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Lewisham 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Lewisham 76% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Lewisham 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Lewisham 79% England 77%

Higher standard18%

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	71%	6%	105	104
2023/24	63%	7%	106	102
2022/23	64%	0%	106	101

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

Oak Gardens Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Myatt Garden Primary School
0.3 km · Lewisham

Standards maintained2025

3.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Stephen's CofE Primary School
0.3 km · Lewisham

Good2022

4.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Ashmead Primary School
0.3 km · Lewisham

Remains Good2022

3.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Tidemill Academy
0.7 km · Lewisham

Good2022

2.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St James's Hatcham Church of England Primary School
0.7 km · Lewisham

Remains Good2023

4.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Lewisham

Good2023

5.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Childeric Primary School
0.9 km · Lewisham

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Morden Mount Primary School
1.0 km · Greenwich

Good2023

1.9applications per place 83%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100695 · 209/2390
Capacity: 210 pupils · 166 on roll
Free school meals: 44.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Thornville Street, London, SE8 4QB
Local authority: Lewisham

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