Rathfern Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Sept 28 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
- 497 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.5%
- Girls
- 50.5%
- First language not English
- 35.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.9%
- Persistent absence
- 7.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.7%
White British 26.2%
Mixed 19.8%
African 14.9%
Other White 9.5%
Caribbean 9.3%
Other Black 6%
Other 3.2%
Indian 2.6%
Other Asian 2.4%
Bangladeshi 1.8%
Unclassified 1.8%
Chinese 1.2%
Pakistani 1%
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 53%
Local authority average 65%
England average 62%
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 104
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
Rathfern Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 66
- 2nd preference
- 91
- 3rd preference
- 38
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 57
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 18 5 13 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 14 4 10 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 27 33 |
| Year 1 | 60 37 23 |
| Year 2 | 60 32 28 |
| Year 3 | 60 27 33 |
| Year 4 | 79 35 44 |
| Year 5 | 86 44 42 |
| Year 6 | 60 35 25 |