Forster Park Primary School
Boundfield Road, Lewisham, SE6 1PQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Michelle Fenniche
- Federation
- Forster Park and Rangefield Federation
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Lewisham East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 269
- URN
- 100683
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086985686
About this school
Forster Park Primary School is a community primary school in Lewisham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 269 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Forster Park Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 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
- Good
- 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 | 54 | 57 | 47 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 65% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 50% | 79% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 52% | 81% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 72% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 108.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.50 | - | - |
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 Forster Park 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 | 39% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 64.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 379 |
| 2023/24 | 324 |
| 2024/25 | 295 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Forster Park Primary School compares
Forster Park Primary School ranked 39th of 67 primary schools in Lewisham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 6.6% | 42.7% | 269 | — |
| Torridon Primary School | 66% | 5.4% | 29.6% | 632 | 0.3 miles |
| Downderry Primary School | 80% | 5.6% | 28.9% | 477 | 0.4 miles |
| Haberdashers' Knights Primary | 73% | 4.4% | 47.7% | 207 | 0.5 miles |
| Good Shepherd RC School | 67% | 6% | 30% | 201 | 0.6 miles |
| Sandhurst Primary School | 67% | 4.5% | 18.5% | 648 | 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)
- 42.71%
- English as an additional language
- 30.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.57%
- Persistent absence
- 19.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Torridon Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Downderry Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bromley
-
Haberdashers' Knights Primary0.5 miles
Primary · Bromley
-
Good Shepherd RC School0.6 miles
Primary · Bromley
-
Sandhurst Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in Lewisham
- Prendergast Ladywell School All-through
- The Young Women's Hub Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Forster Park Primary School teach?
- Forster Park Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Lewisham.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Forster Park Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Forster Park Primary School is Mrs Michelle Fenniche, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Forster Park Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Forster Park 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 many pupils are at Forster Park Primary School?
- Forster Park Primary School has 269 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Forster Park Primary School full?
- Forster Park Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 269 on roll (85%), 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 Forster Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Forster Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Forster Park Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Forster Park Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Forster Park Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Forster Park Primary School is part of the Forster Park and Rangefield 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 Forster Park Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Forster Park 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 Forster Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 39% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Forster Park Primary School compare with other schools in Lewisham?
- Forster Park Primary School ranked 39th of 67 primary schools in Lewisham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Forster Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Forster Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Forster Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Forster Park 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.