Voluntary aided school · Lewisham

St Margaret's Lee CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
206Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
100724URN

Lee Church Street, st margarets lee ce school, London, SE13 5SG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

5.9per place

2.8 above Lewisham median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lewisham

177 applications for 30 places · 2nd of 56 in Lewisham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

78%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 · 10 July 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

5.9applications per place, Reception

2.8 above Lewisham median (3.1) 3.7 above England median (2.2)

177 applications · 30 places offered · 41 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 5.9; Lewisham median median 3.1
2025 6.1; Lewisham median median 3.2
2024 6.0; Lewisham median median 3.2
2023 5.6; Lewisham median median 3.2
2022 5.9; Lewisham median median 3.2
2021 6.6; Lewisham median median 3.3
2020 6.6; Lewisham median median 3.5
2019 6.0; Lewisham median median 3.4
2018 6.4; Lewisham median median 3.5
2017 7.3; Lewisham median median 3.7
2016 7.0; Lewisham median median 4.0
2015 7.1; Lewisham median median 4.1
2014 7.1; 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	30	177	5.9	41	1.37
Sep 2025	29	178	6.1	48	1.66
Sep 2024	30	181	6.0	43	1.43
Sep 2023	30	169	5.6	53	1.77
Sep 2022	30	177	5.9	49	1.63
Sep 2021	30	198	6.6	50	1.67
Sep 2020	30	197	6.6	49	1.63
Sep 2019	30	179	6.0	38	1.27
Sep 2018	30	193	6.4	50	1.67
Sep 2017	30	218	7.3	40	1.33
Sep 2016	30	209	7.0	56	1.87
Sep 2015	30	213	7.1	49	1.63
Sep 2014	30	212	7.1	39	1.30

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 89% · Maths 85% → all three 78% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard78%13th of 63 in Lewisham

Lewisham 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Lewisham 81% England 78%

Higher standard59%

Lewisham 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard89%

Lewisham 76% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Lewisham 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Lewisham 79% England 77%

Higher standard41%

Lewisham 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	78%	15%	110	109
2023/24	85%	8%	108	109
2022/23	75%	0%	107	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

St Margaret's Lee CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

5.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Brindishe Lee School
0.7 km · Lewisham

Good2023

6.9applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
John Ball Primary School
0.7 km · Lewisham

Outstanding2024

4.1applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Brindishe Manor School
0.8 km · Lewisham

Outstanding2024

4.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Brooklands Primary School
1.1 km · Greenwich

Good2024

5.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Saviour's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Lewisham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
All Saints' Church of England Primary School Blackheath
1.1 km · Lewisham

Standards maintained2025

4.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Brindishe Green School
1.1 km · Lewisham

Good2023

3.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Wingfield Primary School
1.2 km · Greenwich

Outstanding2022

2.9applications per place 85%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100724 · 209/3374
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 206 on roll
Free school meals: 19.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Lee Church Street, st margarets lee ce school, London, SE13 5SG
Local authority: Lewisham

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