Academy converter · Greenwich

Alderwood Primary School

3–11Ages
192Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143601URN

Rainham Close, Eltham, London, SE9 2JH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Dec 2025

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Greenwich median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Greenwich

73 applications for 28 places · 36th of 61 in Greenwich

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

87%met the expected standard

Greenwich 75% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 9 December 2025Published 26 January 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

9 December 2025
Report card · 4 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard
12 October 2021
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

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to Greenwich median (2.8) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

73 applications · 28 places offered · 27 named it first

2026 2.6; Greenwich median median 2.8
2025 3.3; Greenwich median median 2.8
2024 2.5; Greenwich median median 2.8
2023 2.6; Greenwich median median 2.9
2022 2.0; Greenwich median median 3.0
2021 2.7; Greenwich median median 2.9
2020 1.5; Greenwich median median 2.7
2019 1.8; Greenwich median median 2.7
2018 1.8; Greenwich median median 2.9
2017 1.6; Greenwich median median 3.0
2016 2.0; Greenwich median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Greenwich median median 3.0; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Greenwich median median 3.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Greenwich median in 1 of 10 years.

This school
Greenwich median

Dashed bars: as Alderwood Primary School (URN 100112), the previous school.

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	28	73	2.6	27	0.96
Sep 2025	18	59	3.3	15	0.83
Sep 2024	30	75	2.5	27	0.90
Sep 2023	27	70	2.6	31	1.15
Sep 2022	28	55	2.0	21	0.75
Sep 2021	17	45	2.7	16	0.94
Sep 2020	27	40	1.5	21	0.78
Sep 2019	29	51	1.8	21	0.72
Sep 2018	26	47	1.8	16	0.62
Sep 2017	28	45	1.6	20	0.71
Sep 2016 *	30	60	2.0	27	0.90
Sep 2015 *	30	54	1.8	23	0.77
Sep 2014 *	30	50	1.7	17	0.57

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

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

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard87%3rd of 61 in Greenwich

Greenwich 75% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Greenwich 84% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Greenwich 42% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Greenwich 82% England 75%

Greater depth23%

Greenwich 21% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Greenwich 83% England 77%

Higher standard37%

Greenwich 37% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Greenwich median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	87%	13%	105	109
2023/24	81%	19%	105	109
2022/23	77%	15%	109	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

Alderwood Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2025

2.6applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Bexley

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Days Lane Primary School
0.8 km · Bexley

Good2023

2.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Bishop Ridley Church of England Primary School
1.2 km · Bexley

Remains Good2024
Dulverton Primary School
1.4 km · Bexley

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Wyborne Primary School
1.5 km · Greenwich

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Burnt Oak Junior School
1.6 km · Bexley

Remains Outstanding2024

76%met the SATs standard
Chatsworth Infant School
1.6 km · Bexley

Improved significantly2025

3.6applications per place
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Greenwich

Outstanding2022

3.2applications per place 83%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143601 · 203/2024
Trust: The Compass Partnership of Schools
Capacity: 210 pupils · 192 on roll
Free school meals: 57.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 July 2017
Replaced: Alderwood Primary School (URN 100112)
Address: Rainham Close, Eltham, London, SE9 2JH
Local authority: Greenwich

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