John Stainer Community Primary School
Mantle Road, Brockley, London, SE4 2DY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Shermane Okorodudu
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Lewisham North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 400
- URN
- 100689
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02076390482
About this school
John Stainer Community Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 400 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected John Stainer Community 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 40 | 53 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 49% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 2% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 83% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 70% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 79% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 John Stainer Community 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 | 68% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 64.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 405 |
| 2023/24 | 418 |
| 2024/25 | 421 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How John Stainer Community Primary School compares
John Stainer Community Primary School ranked 50th of 67 primary schools in Lewisham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 4.5% | 22% | 400 | — |
| Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School | 90% | 3.4% | 7.9% | 410 | 0.3 miles |
| Turnham Academy | 88% | 5.2% | 56.1% | 168 | 0.4 miles |
| Ivydale Primary School | 68% | 5.1% | 20.2% | 463 | 0.4 miles |
| Beecroft Garden Primary | 69% | 5.2% | 21.7% | 382 | 0.5 miles |
| Myatt Garden Primary School | 71% | 4.3% | 24.5% | 357 | 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)
- 21.99%
- English as an additional language
- 36.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.52%
- Persistent absence
- 9.58%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Turnham Academy0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Ivydale Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Beecroft Garden Primary0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Myatt Garden Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
John Stainer Community Primary School ranks 779th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
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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 ages does John Stainer Community Primary School teach?
- John Stainer Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of John Stainer Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of John Stainer Community Primary School is Mrs Shermane Okorodudu, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has John Stainer Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected John Stainer Community 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 John Stainer Community Primary School?
- John Stainer Community Primary School has 400 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is John Stainer Community Primary School full?
- John Stainer Community Primary School has capacity for 450 pupils and 400 on roll (89%), 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 John Stainer Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. John Stainer Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does John Stainer Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records John Stainer Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have John Stainer Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does John Stainer Community Primary School compare with other schools in Lewisham?
- John Stainer Community Primary School ranked 50th of 67 primary schools in Lewisham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is John Stainer Community Primary School's absence rate?
- John Stainer Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are John Stainer Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, John Stainer Community 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.