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
- 417 (83% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.1%
- Girls
- 49.9%
- First language not English
- 35.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.8%
- Persistent absence
- 10.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.3%
White British 52%
Other White 15.6%
Mixed 14.2%
African 4.8%
Other Black 3.4%
Other 3.4%
Unclassified 3.4%
Caribbean 1.4%
Other Asian 1.2%
Irish 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average1.9
WritingAverage-0.5
MathsAbove average2.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 70%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 9%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Edmund Waller Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 81
- 2nd preference
- 45
- 3rd preference
- 32
- From another Local Authority
- 77
Offers
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 29
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 25.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 2 0 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 8 6 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 20 12 8 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 32 28 |
| Year 1 | 60 32 28 |
| Year 2 | 59 25 34 |
| Year 3 | 55 30 25 |
| Year 4 | 54 27 27 |
| Year 5 | 51 23 28 |
| Year 6 | 48 22 26 |