Dalmain Primary School
Grove Close, Brockley Rise, London, SE23 1AS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Erika Eisele
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Lewisham West and East Dulwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 470
- Pupils on roll
- 381
- URN
- 100677
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086992675
About this school
Dalmain Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 381 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 51 | 37 | 48 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 57% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 16% | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 73% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 70% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 76% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.00 | - | - |
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 Dalmain 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 | 75% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 64.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 374 |
| 2023/24 | 365 |
| 2024/25 | 364 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dalmain Primary School compares
Dalmain Primary School ranked 30th of 67 primary schools in Lewisham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 6% | 22.3% | 381 | — |
| St William of York Catholic Primary School | 72% | 4.1% | 22.7% | 207 | 0.2 miles |
| Kilmorie Primary School | 66% | 4.8% | 14.1% | 613 | 0.4 miles |
| Stillness Junior School | 83% | 4% | 7% | 276 | 0.4 miles |
| Stillness Infant School | — | 3.1% | 4.6% | 284 | 0.4 miles |
| Perrymount Primary School | 67% | 5.5% | 39.3% | 202 | 0.5 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)
- 22.29%
- English as an additional language
- 22.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.98%
- Persistent absence
- 16.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St William of York Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
Kilmorie Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Stillness Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Stillness Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Perrymount Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Dalmain Primary School ranks 530th 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 Dalmain Primary School teach?
- Dalmain Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Dalmain Primary School?
- The headteacher of Dalmain Primary School is Ms Erika Eisele, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dalmain Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dalmain 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 Dalmain Primary School?
- Dalmain Primary School has 381 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Dalmain Primary School full?
- Dalmain Primary School has capacity for 470 pupils and 381 on roll (81%), 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 Dalmain Primary School a faith school?
- No. Dalmain Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Dalmain Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Dalmain Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Dalmain Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dalmain Primary School rank locally?
- Dalmain Primary School ranked 30th of 67 primary schools in Lewisham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dalmain Primary School's absence rate?
- Dalmain Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dalmain Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dalmain 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.