Edmund Waller Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 15 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Lewisham
Unique reference
100680
Address
Waller Road, New Cross, SE14 5LY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
402 (83% of total capacity)
Boys
49.8%
Girls
50.2%
First language not English
31.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
10.9%
Persistent absence
7.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 49.8%
Other White 16.2%
Mixed 15.7%
African 6.7%
Other 4.5%
Caribbean 2.5%
Other Black 1.7%
Unclassified 1.5%
Other Asian 0.7%
Indian 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2022-2023

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average1.9
WritingAverage-0.5
MathsAbove average2.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 70%
Local authority average 61%
England average 60%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 9%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 108
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Edmund Waller Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
63
2nd preference
54
3rd preference
32
From another Local Authority
76
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
53
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
30
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher25.1
Year 2022-2023

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
3
2
1
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
4
3
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
8
4
4
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
16
6
10
Reception, Full-time
60
31
29
Year 1
58
25
33
Year 2
52
27
25
Year 3
57
27
30
Year 4
48
23
25
Year 5
48
22
26
Year 6
48
30
18
Year 2022-2023
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