Academy converter · Lewisham

St James's Hatcham Church of England Primary School

2–11Ages
151Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
151009URN

St James's, New Cross, London, SE14 6AD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.8per place

1.8 above Lewisham median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lewisham

29 applications for 6 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%met the expected standard

Lewisham 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

Inspection history

5 May 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as St James's Hatcham Church of England Primary School, URN 100727
13 November 2012
Graded inspection: Good · as St James's Hatcham Church of England Primary School, URN 100727

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

4.8applications per place, Reception

1.8 above Lewisham median (3.1) 2.6 above England median (2.2)

29 applications · 6 places offered · 6 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 4.8; Lewisham median median 3.1
2025 2.5; Lewisham median median 3.2
2024 3.1; Lewisham median median 3.2; as the previous school
2023 2.0; Lewisham median median 3.2; as the previous school
2022 2.7; Lewisham median median 3.2; as the previous school
2021 3.0; Lewisham median median 3.3; as the previous school
2020 2.5; Lewisham median median 3.5; as the previous school
2019 3.1; Lewisham median median 3.4; as the previous school
2018 2.4; Lewisham median median 3.5; as the previous school
2017 6.1; Lewisham median median 3.7; as the previous school
2016 2.6; Lewisham median median 4.0; as the previous school
2015 3.3; Lewisham median median 4.1; as the previous school
2014 3.4; Lewisham median median 4.2; as the previous school

This school
Lewisham median

Dashed bars: as St James's Hatcham Church of England Primary School (URN 100727), 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	6	29	4.8	6	1.00
Sep 2025	15	38	2.5	14	0.93
Sep 2024 *	14	44	3.1	14	1.00
Sep 2023 *	20	40	2.0	16	0.80
Sep 2022 *	23	63	2.7	21	0.91
Sep 2021 *	20	60	3.0	19	0.95
Sep 2020 *	23	58	2.5	21	0.91
Sep 2019 *	24	74	3.1	19	0.79
Sep 2018 *	29	70	2.4	23	0.79
Sep 2017 *	11	67	6.1	10	0.91
Sep 2016 *	27	71	2.6	16	0.59
Sep 2015 *	30	98	3.3	27	0.90
Sep 2014 *	30	103	3.4	36	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 90% · Maths 93% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%5th of 63 in Lewisham

Lewisham 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Lewisham 81% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Lewisham 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Lewisham 76% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Lewisham 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Lewisham 79% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Lewisham 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	83%	10%	105	105
2023/24	59%	14%	103	104
2022/23	68%	11%	105	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 James's Hatcham Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

4.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Childeric Primary School
0.3 km · Lewisham

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Myatt Garden Primary School
0.7 km · Lewisham

Standards maintained2025

3.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Oak Gardens Primary School
0.7 km · Lewisham

Good2023

3.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Haberdashers' Hatcham Primary
0.8 km · Lewisham

Good2023

2.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Edmund Waller Primary School
0.8 km · Lewisham

Remains Good2023

3.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School
0.9 km · Lewisham

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.5applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Kender Primary School
0.9 km · Lewisham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Grinling Gibbons Primary School
1.0 km · Lewisham

Good2022

2.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 151009 · 209/3454
Trust: SDBE Multi-Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 151 on roll
Free school meals: 39.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2024
Replaced: St James's Hatcham Church of England Primary School (URN 100727)
Address: St James's, New Cross, London, SE14 6AD
Local authority: Lewisham

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