Rathfern Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Sept 29 2021 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
- 100700
- Address
- Rathfern Road, Catford, SE6 4NL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 499 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 35.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.6%
- Persistent absence
- 6.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.4%
White British 24.8%
Mixed 19%
African 16.2%
Caribbean 11.2%
Other White 8.4%
Other Black 5.8%
Other Asian 3%
Other 3%
Indian 2.8%
Bangladeshi 1.8%
Unclassified 1.6%
Chinese 1.2%
Pakistani 0.8%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2
WritingAverage-0.9
MathsAverage-0.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 67%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
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 106
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Rathfern Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 59
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 78
- 2nd preference
- 78
- 3rd preference
- 72
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 52
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 19 5 14 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 16 9 7 |
| Reception, Full-time | 59 35 24 |
| Year 1 | 60 32 28 |
| Year 2 | 60 29 31 |
| Year 3 | 81 35 46 |
| Year 4 | 85 44 41 |
| Year 5 | 59 34 25 |
| Year 6 | 60 31 29 |