John Ball Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding May 9 2024 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
- 100709
- Address
- Southvale Road, Blackheath, SE3 0TP
- Website
- www.johnball.lewisham.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 631 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.7%
- Girls
- 45.3%
- First language not English
- 32.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.8%
- Persistent absence
- 14.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.7%
White British 32.2%
Other White 23.1%
Mixed 21.3%
African 4%
Caribbean 3.8%
Unclassified 3.2%
Indian 2.7%
Other Asian 2.7%
Chinese 1.9%
Other 1.9%
Other Black 1.7%
Irish 0.8%
Pakistani 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
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 63%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 13%
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 104
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
John Ball Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 89
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 103
- 2nd preference
- 81
- 3rd preference
- 56
- From another Local Authority
- 120
Offers
- 1st preference
- 78
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 18
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 9 5 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 18 11 7 |
| Reception, Full-time | 90 49 41 |
| Year 1 | 90 48 42 |
| Year 2 | 90 52 38 |
| Year 3 | 80 48 32 |
| Year 4 | 86 47 39 |
| Year 5 | 87 42 45 |
| Year 6 | 81 43 38 |