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
235 (92% of total capacity)
Boys
48.1%
Girls
51.9%
First language not English
52.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
22.6%
Persistent absence
12.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.3%
Pupil ethnicities
African 39.6%
Mixed 14.1%
Caribbean 12.3%
White British 10.6%
Other White 6.4%
Indian 4.7%
Other Asian 2.6%
Other Black 2.6%
Irish 2.1%
Chinese 1.7%
Unclassified 1.7%
Other 0.9%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
Capacity %, Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2022-2023

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage2.1
WritingAverage-0.9
MathsAbove average2.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 60%
Local authority average 61%
England average 60%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 7%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Good Shepherd RC School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
23
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
23
2nd preference
12
3rd preference
7
From another Local Authority
6
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
23
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2022-2023

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
4
1
3
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
1
0
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
9
5
4
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
12
3
9
Reception, Full-time
30
11
19
Year 1
29
14
15
Year 2
30
11
19
Year 3
30
14
16
Year 4
30
16
14
Year 5
30
16
14
Year 6
30
21
9
Year 2022-2023
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