Voluntary aided school · Lewisham

Good Shepherd RC School

3–11Ages
201Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
100722URN

Moorside Road, Downham, Bromley, BR1 5EP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

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

47 applications for 18 places · 39th of 56 in Lewisham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Lewisham 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 28 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

Inspection history

28 January 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
27 February 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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)

47 applications · 18 places offered · 16 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.6; Lewisham median median 3.1
2025 2.3; Lewisham median median 3.2
2024 2.3; Lewisham median median 3.2
2023 3.0; Lewisham median median 3.2
2022 2.4; Lewisham median median 3.2
2021 2.8; Lewisham median median 3.3
2020 3.6; Lewisham median median 3.5
2019 3.2; Lewisham median median 3.4
2018 3.2; Lewisham median median 3.5
2017 3.5; Lewisham median median 3.7
2016 4.7; Lewisham median median 4.0
2015 4.2; Lewisham median median 4.1
2014 4.8; 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	18	47	2.6	16	0.89
Sep 2025	27	63	2.3	25	0.93
Sep 2024	29	68	2.3	30	1.03
Sep 2023	23	68	3.0	23	1.00
Sep 2022	30	72	2.4	28	0.93
Sep 2021	22	61	2.8	20	0.91
Sep 2020	30	109	3.6	30	1.00
Sep 2019	30	96	3.2	33	1.10
Sep 2018	30	97	3.2	28	0.93
Sep 2017	30	106	3.5	27	0.90
Sep 2016	30	140	4.7	47	1.57
Sep 2015	29	121	4.2	32	1.10
Sep 2014	30	144	4.8	52	1.73

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 67% · Maths 70% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%39th of 63 in Lewisham

Lewisham 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Lewisham 81% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Lewisham 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Lewisham 76% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Lewisham 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Lewisham 79% England 77%

Higher standard30%

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	67%	3%	103	103
2023/24	47%	3%	105	101
2022/23	60%	7%	108	107

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

Good Shepherd RC SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Launcelot Primary School and Nursery
0.3 km · Lewisham

2026

3.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Rangefield Primary School
0.5 km · Lewisham

Good2022

2.8applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Burnt Ash Primary School
0.6 km · Bromley

Standards maintained2025

4.1applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Downderry Primary School
0.7 km · Lewisham

2026

3.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Haberdashers' Knights Primary
0.8 km · Lewisham

Good2023

2.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Forster Park Primary School
1.0 km · Lewisham

Graded · no overall grade2024

5.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Parish Church of England Primary School
1.2 km · Bromley

Good2023

2.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Cooper's Lane Primary School
1.4 km · Lewisham

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 62%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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100722 · 209/3344
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 290 pupils · 201 on roll
Free school meals: 30.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Moorside Road, Downham, Bromley, BR1 5EP
Local authority: Lewisham

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