Ealdham Primary School
Ealdham Square, Eltham, London, SE9 6BP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Christian York
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Eltham and Chislehurst
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 520
- Pupils on roll
- 455
- URN
- 100120
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088505484
About this school
Ealdham Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 455 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 54 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 72% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 15% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 81% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 74% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 78% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ealdham Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Greenwich average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 72% | 66.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 68.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 71.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 398 |
| 2023/24 | 404 |
| 2024/25 | 437 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ealdham Primary School compares
Ealdham Primary School ranked 26th of 62 primary schools in Greenwich for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 7.3% | 45.5% | 455 | — |
| Haimo Primary School | 72% | 6.6% | 40.2% | 351 | 0.3 miles |
| Henwick Primary School | 77% | 5.6% | 39.8% | 332 | 0.5 miles |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School | 69% | 4.8% | 34.3% | 201 | 0.5 miles |
| Wingfield Primary School | 85% | 4.4% | 17.7% | 667 | 0.6 miles |
| Gordon Primary School | 82% | 4.3% | 13.7% | 439 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 45.52%
- English as an additional language
- 31.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.29%
- Persistent absence
- 22.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Haimo Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Henwick Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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St Thomas More Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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Wingfield Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
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Gordon Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Ealdham Primary School ranks 364th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
- Abacus Belsize Primary School Primary
- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
- Addison Primary School Primary
- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ealdham Primary School teach?
- Ealdham Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Ealdham Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ealdham Primary School is Mr Christian York, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ealdham Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ealdham Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Ealdham Primary School?
- Ealdham Primary School has 455 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ealdham Primary School full?
- Ealdham Primary School has capacity for 520 pupils and 455 on roll (88%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ealdham Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ealdham Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ealdham Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ealdham Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Ealdham Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ealdham Primary School rank locally?
- Ealdham Primary School ranked 26th of 62 primary schools in Greenwich for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ealdham Primary School's absence rate?
- Ealdham Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ealdham Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ealdham Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.