Good Shepherd RC School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 27 2020 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
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Unique reference
- 100722
- Address
- Moorside Road, Downham, BR1 5EP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 231 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.1%
- Girls
- 51.9%
- First language not English
- 52.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.2%
- Persistent absence
- 16.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.1%
African 39.8%
Mixed 13.8%
Caribbean 13.4%
White British 10.8%
Other White 5.2%
Indian 4.3%
Other Asian 3.9%
Other Black 2.2%
Chinese 1.7%
Unclassified 1.7%
Irish 1.3%
Other 0.9%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage2.1
WritingAverage-0.9
MathsAbove average2.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 60%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Good Shepherd RC School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 29
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 11
Offers
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 3 1 2 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 3 2 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 13 5 8 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 11 5 6 |
| Reception, Full-time | 30 17 13 |
| Year 1 | 29 10 19 |
| Year 2 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 3 | 26 12 14 |
| Year 4 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 5 | 26 16 10 |
| Year 6 | 30 15 15 |