John Ball Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding May 8 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 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
- 100709
- Address
- Southvale Road, Blackheath, SE3 0TP
- Website
- www.johnball.lewisham.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 655 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.8%
- Girls
- 45.2%
- First language not English
- 33%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.1%
- Persistent absence
- 10.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.0%
White British 32.1%
Other White 25.2%
Mixed 20.1%
African 3.4%
Caribbean 3.2%
Indian 2.9%
Other Asian 2.9%
Unclassified 2.6%
Other 2.1%
Other Black 2%
Chinese 2%
Pakistani 0.8%
Irish 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0
WritingAverage0.3
MathsAverage-0.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 71%
Local authority average 68%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 6%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 109
Local authority average 107
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Admissions
John Ball Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 90
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 111
- 2nd preference
- 81
- 3rd preference
- 52
- From another Local Authority
- 131
Offers
- 1st preference
- 80
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 17
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 6 4 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 32 15 17 |
| Reception, Full-time | 88 52 36 |
| Year 1 | 89 47 42 |
| Year 2 | 90 49 41 |
| Year 3 | 90 51 39 |
| Year 4 | 88 53 35 |
| Year 5 | 83 45 38 |
| Year 6 | 89 43 46 |