Edmund Waller Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 14 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
- 432 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.1%
- Girls
- 50.9%
- First language not English
- 34%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.3%
- Persistent absence
- 6.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.6%
White British 51.9%
Other White 13.7%
Mixed 13.7%
African 4.9%
Unclassified 4.4%
Other Black 3.7%
Other 3.5%
Irish 1.4%
Caribbean 1.4%
Other Asian 1.2%
Indian 0.5%
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 74%
Local authority average 65%
England average 62%
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 109
Local authority average 107
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Edmund Waller Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 59
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 83
- 2nd preference
- 50
- 3rd preference
- 39
- From another Local Authority
- 84
Offers
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 19
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 7 4 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 22 9 13 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 29 31 |
| Year 1 | 61 33 28 |
| Year 2 | 60 31 29 |
| Year 3 | 59 24 35 |
| Year 4 | 57 31 26 |
| Year 5 | 53 27 26 |
| Year 6 | 52 23 29 |