Bellenden Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 6 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
Southwark
Unique reference
100775
Address
Dewar Street, SE15 4JP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
205 (60% of total capacity)
Boys
47.3%
Girls
52.7%
First language not English
50.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
43.9%
Persistent absence
20.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
21.5%
Pupil ethnicities
African 23.9%
Mixed 22%
Caribbean 16.1%
White British 8.3%
Unclassified 6.3%
Other White 5.4%
Other 4.4%
Pakistani 3.9%
Other Asian 3.9%
Bangladeshi 2%
Other Black 2%
Indian 1.5%
Irish 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.8
WritingAverage-0.7
MathsAverage1.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 70%
Local authority average 69%
England average 62%

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

School 4%
Local authority average 12%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 106
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Bellenden Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
25
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
22
2nd preference
11
3rd preference
12
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
22
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher23
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
3
1
2
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
12
6
6
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
10
5
5
Reception, Part-time
13
8
5
Reception, Full-time
14
9
5
Year 1
26
15
11
Year 2
30
17
13
Year 3
24
10
14
Year 4
25
9
16
Year 5
20
8
12
Year 6
27
9
18
Year 2024-2025