Good Shepherd RC School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Jan 28 2025 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
- 212 (85% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 45.8%
- Girls
- 54.2%
- First language not English
- 53.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.9%
- Persistent absence
- 19.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 27.8%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Indian | 5.2% |
| White British | 10.4% |
| Caribbean | 12.3% |
| Mixed | 12.7% |
| African | 40.6% |
| Other White | 4.2% |
| Other Asian | 3.8% |
| Unclassified | 3.3% |
| Other Black | 2.4% |
| Chinese | 1.9% |
| Other | 1.4% |
| Irish | 0.9% |
| Irish Traveller | 0.5% |
| Pakistani | 0.5% |
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
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 67% |
| Local authority average | 68% |
| England average | 62% |
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 3% |
| Local authority average | 10% |
| England average | 8% |
Average score in reading
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 103 |
| Local authority average | 107 |
| England average | 106 |
Average score in maths
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 103 |
| Local authority average | 106 |
| England average | 105 |
Admissions
Good Shepherd RC School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 27
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 25
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 8
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 25
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 9 3 6 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 11 4 7 |
| Reception, Full-time | 27 9 18 |
| Year 1 | 29 15 14 |
| Year 2 | 27 12 15 |
| Year 3 | 26 12 14 |
| Year 4 | 23 10 13 |
| Year 5 | 29 14 15 |
| Year 6 | 29 16 13 |