Voluntary aided school · Lewisham

St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
177Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
100728URN

Beachborough Road, Bromley, BR1 5RL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · May 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

1.0 below Lewisham median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lewisham

40 applications for 19 places · 53rd of 56 in Lewisham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Lewisham 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · May 2025

The graded inspection, 28 January 2020Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

8 May 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
28 January 2020
Graded inspection: 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

2.1applications per place, Reception

1.0 below Lewisham median (3.1) close to England median (2.2)

40 applications · 19 places offered · 15 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Lewisham median median 3.1
2025 2.9; Lewisham median median 3.2
2024 3.2; Lewisham median median 3.2
2023 2.4; Lewisham median median 3.2
2022 2.3; Lewisham median median 3.2
2021 2.8; Lewisham median median 3.3
2020 3.1; Lewisham median median 3.5
2019 2.2; Lewisham median median 3.4
2018 2.7; Lewisham median median 3.5
2017 3.5; Lewisham median median 3.7
2016 3.1; Lewisham median median 4.0
2015 4.1; Lewisham median median 4.1
2014 3.5; Lewisham median median 4.2

More applications per place than the Lewisham median in 1 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	19	40	2.1	15	0.79
Sep 2025	15	43	2.9	11	0.73
Sep 2024	15	48	3.2	14	0.93
Sep 2023	26	62	2.4	22	0.85
Sep 2022	26	59	2.3	22	0.85
Sep 2021	25	69	2.8	25	1.00
Sep 2020	30	93	3.1	29	0.97
Sep 2019	30	65	2.2	26	0.87
Sep 2018	30	82	2.7	33	1.10
Sep 2017	30	104	3.5	44	1.47
Sep 2016	30	94	3.1	22	0.73
Sep 2015	30	124	4.1	41	1.37
Sep 2014	30	104	3.5	36	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 80% · Maths 76% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%36th of 63 in Lewisham

Lewisham 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Lewisham 81% England 78%

Higher standard16%

Lewisham 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Lewisham 76% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Lewisham 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Lewisham 79% England 77%

Higher standard24%

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	68%	8%	103	104
2023/24	61%	7%	106	105
2022/23	52%	0%	106	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

St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
0.6 km · Lewisham

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Elfrida Primary School
0.8 km · Lewisham

2026

2.1applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Downderry Primary School
0.8 km · Lewisham

2026

3.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Athelney Primary School
1.0 km · Lewisham

2026

2.4applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Torridon Primary School
1.1 km · Lewisham

Good2023

2.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Rangefield Primary School
1.2 km · Lewisham

Good2022

2.8applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Forster Park Primary School
1.2 km · Lewisham

Graded · no overall grade2024

5.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Good Shepherd RC School
1.6 km · Lewisham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100728 · 209/3472
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 177 on roll
Free school meals: 24.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Beachborough Road, Bromley, BR1 5RL
Local authority: Lewisham

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