Athelney Primary School
Athelney Street, London, SE6 3LD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms K Wong
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- The King Alfred Federation
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Lewisham East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 596
- Pupils on roll
- 354
- URN
- 100672
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086972945
About this school
Athelney Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 354 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 69 | 60 | 51 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 30% | 42% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 48% | 55% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | 46% | 52% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 53% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.50 | - | - |
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 Athelney 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 | Lewisham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 30% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 42% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 64.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 402 |
| 2023/24 | 391 |
| 2024/25 | 385 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Athelney Primary School compares
Athelney Primary School ranked 66th of 67 primary schools in Lewisham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 8.2% | 42.2% | 354 | — |
| Elfrida Primary School | 47% | 8.1% | 42.8% | 335 | 0.4 miles |
| Rathfern Primary School | 82% | 3.7% | 24.3% | 484 | 0.6 miles |
| St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School | 68% | 4.4% | 24.3% | 177 | 0.6 miles |
| Rushey Green Primary School | 49% | 7.9% | 36.4% | 560 | 0.6 miles |
| Haseltine Primary School | 65% | 5.3% | 37.1% | 385 | 0.7 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42.21%
- English as an additional language
- 36.9%
- Overall absence
- 8.19%
- Persistent absence
- 26.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Elfrida Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Rathfern Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
-
St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bromley
-
Rushey Green Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
-
Haseltine Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Athelney Primary School ranks 926th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- 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 Athelney Primary School teach?
- Athelney Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Athelney Primary School?
- The headteacher of Athelney Primary School is Ms K Wong, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Athelney Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Athelney 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 Athelney Primary School?
- Athelney Primary School has 354 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Athelney Primary School full?
- Athelney Primary School has capacity for 596 pupils and 354 on roll (59%), 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 Athelney Primary School a faith school?
- No. Athelney Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Athelney Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Athelney Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Athelney Primary School?
- Athelney Primary School is part of the The King Alfred Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Athelney Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Athelney Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Athelney Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 30% in 2022/23 and 43% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Athelney Primary School rank locally?
- Athelney Primary School ranked 66th of 67 primary schools in Lewisham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Athelney Primary School's absence rate?
- Athelney Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Athelney Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Athelney 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 29 June 2026.