Launcelot Primary School and Nursery
Launcelot Road, Downham, Bromley, BR1 5EA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head of School
- Ms Maxine Osbaldeston
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- Not Applicable
- Constituency
- Lewisham East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 307
- URN
- 100692
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086972304
About this school
Launcelot Primary School and Nursery is a community primary school in Bromley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 307 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 55 | 31 | 51 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 52% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 6% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 65% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 68% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 58% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
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 Launcelot Primary School and Nursery 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 | 62% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 64.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 334 |
| 2023/24 | 313 |
| 2024/25 | 329 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Launcelot Primary School and Nursery compares
Launcelot Primary School and Nursery ranked 61st of 67 primary schools in Lewisham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 6.7% | 46.8% | 307 | — |
| Good Shepherd RC School | 67% | 6% | 30% | 201 | 0.2 miles |
| Burnt Ash Primary School | 76% | 5.7% | 26.7% | 428 | 0.4 miles |
| Haberdashers' Knights Primary | 73% | 4.4% | 47.7% | 207 | 0.4 miles |
| Rangefield Primary School | 51% | 6.1% | 42.9% | 236 | 0.5 miles |
| Downderry Primary School | 80% | 5.6% | 28.9% | 477 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.78%
- English as an additional language
- 48%
- Overall absence
- 6.66%
- Persistent absence
- 21.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Good Shepherd RC School0.2 miles
Primary · Bromley
-
Burnt Ash Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bromley
-
Haberdashers' Knights Primary0.4 miles
Primary · Bromley
-
Rangefield Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bromley
-
Downderry Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bromley
Other schools in Bromley
Launcelot Primary School and Nursery ranks 19th of the 20 ranked primary schools in Bromley.
- Bickley Primary School Primary
- Burnt Ash Primary School Primary
- Downderry Primary School Primary
- Good Shepherd RC School Primary
- Haberdashers' Knights Primary Primary
- Harris Primary Academy Shortlands Primary
- Hayes Primary School Primary
- Highfield Infants' School Primary
- Highfield Junior School Primary
- La Fontaine Academy Primary
- Orion Scotts Park Primary
- Parish Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Launcelot Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Launcelot Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bromley.
- Who is the head of school of Launcelot Primary School and Nursery?
- The head of school of Launcelot Primary School and Nursery is Ms Maxine Osbaldeston, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Launcelot Primary School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Launcelot Primary School and Nursery, 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 Launcelot Primary School and Nursery?
- Launcelot Primary School and Nursery has 307 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Launcelot Primary School and Nursery full?
- Launcelot Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 420 pupils and 307 on roll (73%), 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 Launcelot Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Launcelot Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Launcelot Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Launcelot Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Launcelot Primary School and Nursery have?
- The schools register lists Launcelot Primary School and Nursery's special educational needs provision as: Not Applicable. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Launcelot Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Launcelot Primary School and Nursery rank locally?
- Launcelot Primary School and Nursery ranked 61st of 67 primary schools in Lewisham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Launcelot Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Launcelot Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Launcelot Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Launcelot Primary School and Nursery'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 15 July 2026.