Edmund Waller Primary School
Waller Road, New Cross, London, SE14 5LY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Ms Anne Rennie
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- Not Applicable
- Constituency
- Lewisham North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 451
- Pupils on roll
- 434
- URN
- 100680
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02076390436
About this school
Edmund Waller Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 434 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 46 | 47 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 74% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 9% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 89% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 85% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 81% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.50 | - | - |
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 Edmund Waller 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 | 70% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 64.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 402 |
| 2023/24 | 417 |
| 2024/25 | 432 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Edmund Waller Primary School compares
Edmund Waller Primary School ranked 27th of 67 primary schools in Lewisham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 3.9% | 13.4% | 434 | — |
| Hollydale Primary School | 59% | 6.3% | 44.2% | 155 | 0.3 miles |
| Kender Primary School | 68% | 7% | 48.1% | 351 | 0.3 miles |
| Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School | 90% | 3.4% | 7.9% | 410 | 0.3 miles |
| St James's Hatcham Church of England Primary School | 83% | 3.4% | 39.7% | 151 | 0.5 miles |
| John Donne Primary School | 65% | 5.1% | 54.5% | 405 | 0.6 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)
- 13.43%
- English as an additional language
- 34%
- Overall absence
- 3.92%
- Persistent absence
- 4.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hollydale Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Kender Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
St James's Hatcham Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
John Donne Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Edmund Waller Primary School ranks 511th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
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Common questions
- What year groups does Edmund Waller Primary School teach?
- Edmund Waller Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Edmund Waller Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Edmund Waller Primary School is Ms Anne Rennie, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Edmund Waller Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Edmund Waller 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 Edmund Waller Primary School?
- Edmund Waller Primary School has 434 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Edmund Waller Primary School full?
- Edmund Waller Primary School has capacity for 451 pupils and 434 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Edmund Waller Primary School a faith school?
- No. Edmund Waller Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Edmund Waller Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Edmund Waller Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Edmund Waller Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Edmund Waller Primary School's special educational needs provision as: Not Applicable. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Edmund Waller Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Edmund Waller Primary School rank locally?
- Edmund Waller Primary School ranked 27th of 67 primary schools in Lewisham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Edmund Waller Primary School's absence rate?
- Edmund Waller Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Edmund Waller Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Edmund Waller 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.