Community school · Lewisham

Eliot Bank Primary School

3–11Ages
397Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100711URN

Thorpewood Avenue, Sydenham, London, SE26 4BU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

0.2 above Lewisham median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lewisham

198 applications for 60 places · 21st of 56 in Lewisham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

85%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 · 25 April 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
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

3.3applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Lewisham median (3.1) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

198 applications · 60 places offered · 41 named it first

2026 3.3; Lewisham median median 3.1
2025 3.2; Lewisham median median 3.2
2024 3.1; Lewisham median median 3.2
2023 4.0; Lewisham median median 3.2
2022 3.8; Lewisham median median 3.2
2021 4.4; Lewisham median median 3.3
2020 4.9; Lewisham median median 3.5
2019 5.1; Lewisham median median 3.4
2018 4.8; Lewisham median median 3.5
2017 5.5; Lewisham median median 3.7
2016 6.4; Lewisham median median 4.0
2015 6.5; Lewisham median median 4.1
2014 7.1; Lewisham median median 4.2

More applications per place than the Lewisham median in 12 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	60	198	3.3	41	0.68
Sep 2025	60	190	3.2	50	0.83
Sep 2024	57	175	3.1	49	0.86
Sep 2023	60	237	4.0	65	1.08
Sep 2022	60	228	3.8	68	1.13
Sep 2021	60	266	4.4	69	1.15
Sep 2020	60	293	4.9	75	1.25
Sep 2019	60	304	5.1	99	1.65
Sep 2018	60	286	4.8	102	1.70
Sep 2017	60	332	5.5	102	1.70
Sep 2016	59	377	6.4	91	1.54
Sep 2015	60	387	6.5	115	1.92
Sep 2014	60	425	7.1	129	2.15

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 87% · Maths 91% → all three 85% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard85%3rd of 63 in Lewisham

Lewisham 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Lewisham 81% England 78%

Higher standard63%

Lewisham 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Lewisham 76% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Lewisham 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard91%

Lewisham 79% England 77%

Higher standard43%

Lewisham 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	85%	20%	110	108
2023/24	85%	17%	108	107
2022/23	84%	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

Eliot Bank Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.3applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
0.4 km · Lewisham

Remains Good2024

3.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Kelvin Grove Primary School
0.5 km · Lewisham

Good2023

2.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St George's CofE Primary School
0.7 km · Lewisham

2026

2.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Horniman Primary School
0.8 km · Lewisham

Remains Good2023

5.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Bartholomews's Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Lewisham

Good2023

3.0applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Perrymount Primary School
1.0 km · Lewisham

Remains Good2023

4.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Fairlawn Primary School
1.2 km · Lewisham

Remains Good · improving2024

3.0applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Dalmain Primary School
1.5 km · Lewisham

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.8applications per place 71%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: 100711 · 209/2815
Capacity: 446 pupils · 397 on roll
Free school meals: 15.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Thorpewood Avenue, Sydenham, London, SE26 4BU
Local authority: Lewisham

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