Academy converter · Lewisham

Tidemill Academy

3–11Ages
427Pupils
PrimaryPhase
137441URN

11 Giffin Street, London, SE8 4RJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.7 below Lewisham median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

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134 applications for 56 places · 50th of 56 in Lewisham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

76%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 · 9 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
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

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Lewisham median (3.1) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

134 applications · 56 places offered · 50 named it first

2026 2.4; Lewisham median median 3.1
2025 2.6; Lewisham median median 3.2
2024 2.7; Lewisham median median 3.2
2023 2.6; Lewisham median median 3.2
2022 3.0; Lewisham median median 3.2
2021 2.9; Lewisham median median 3.3
2020 3.0; Lewisham median median 3.5
2019 2.9; Lewisham median median 3.4
2018 3.5; Lewisham median median 3.5
2017 3.4; Lewisham median median 3.7
2016 3.7; Lewisham median median 4.0
2015 4.1; Lewisham median median 4.1
2014 4.2; Lewisham median median 4.2

More applications per place than the Lewisham median in 0 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	56	134	2.4	50	0.89
Sep 2025	59	154	2.6	62	1.05
Sep 2024	58	156	2.7	55	0.95
Sep 2023	60	157	2.6	66	1.10
Sep 2022	60	178	3.0	68	1.13
Sep 2021	60	174	2.9	63	1.05
Sep 2020	60	180	3.0	66	1.10
Sep 2019	60	172	2.9	77	1.28
Sep 2018	60	212	3.5	67	1.12
Sep 2017	59	201	3.4	58	0.98
Sep 2016	60	221	3.7	63	1.05
Sep 2015	60	246	4.1	72	1.20
Sep 2014	60	250	4.2	67	1.12

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 86% · Maths 88% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard76%14th of 63 in Lewisham

Lewisham 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Lewisham 81% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Lewisham 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Lewisham 76% England 75%

Greater depth29%

Lewisham 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Lewisham 79% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Lewisham 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	76%	19%	107	107
2023/24	75%	23%	107	105
2022/23	68%	14%	105	105

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

Tidemill AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

2.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
0.2 km · Lewisham

Good2023

5.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Grinling Gibbons Primary School
0.6 km · Lewisham

Good2022

2.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Oak Gardens Primary School
0.7 km · Lewisham

Good2023

3.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Stephen's CofE Primary School
0.8 km · Lewisham

Good2022

4.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Alfege with St Peter's Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Greenwich

2026

3.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Ashmead Primary School
0.9 km · Lewisham

Remains Good2022

3.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Myatt Garden Primary School
1.0 km · Lewisham

Standards maintained2025

3.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Childeric Primary School
1.0 km · Lewisham

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 137441 · 209/2599
Trust: Reach2 Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 420 pupils · 427 on roll
Free school meals: 44.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2011
Replaced: Tidemill Primary School (URN 100706)
Address: 11 Giffin Street, London, SE8 4RJ
Local authority: Lewisham

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