Launcelot Primary School and Nursery

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 9 2022 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
100692
Address
Launcelot Road, Downham, BR1 5EA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
329 (59% of total capacity)
Boys
48.6%
Girls
51.4%
First language not English
48%
Free school meals (FSM)
41.3%
Persistent absence
21.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 24.3%
Mixed 22.2%
African 14%
Other White 10.9%
Caribbean 8.8%
Other 6.4%
Other Asian 4.3%
Other Black 4.3%
Unclassified 2.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
Indian 0.9%
Chinese 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.4
WritingAverage-0.7
MathsAverage-0.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 52%
Local authority average 65%
England average 62%

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

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

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 106
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Launcelot Primary School and Nursery

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
27
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
25
2nd preference
12
3rd preference
10
From another Local Authority
13
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
25
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher25
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
16
4
12
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
8
6
2
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
8
5
3
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
2
1
1
Reception, Full-time
40
22
18
Year 1
31
17
14
Year 2
46
20
26
Year 3
29
13
16
Year 4
50
24
26
Year 5
48
21
27
Year 6
51
27
24
Year 2024-2025