John Ball Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
May 8 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

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%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0
WritingAverage0.3
MathsAverage-0.4
Year 2022-2023

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
School: Year 2022-2023
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
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
103
2nd preference
81
3rd preference
56
From another Local Authority
120
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
78
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
4
To another Local Authority
18
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.8
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024