Ashmead Primary School
Ashmead Road, London, SE8 4DX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Jane Bickley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Lewisham North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 446
- Pupils on roll
- 390
- URN
- 100716
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086926081
About this school
Ashmead Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 390 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 24 November 2022, 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 | 28 | 32 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 53% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 25% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 63% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 63% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 72% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Ashmead 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 | 57% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 64.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 349 |
| 2023/24 | 373 |
| 2024/25 | 388 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ashmead Primary School compares
Ashmead Primary School ranked 17th of 67 primary schools in Lewisham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 5.7% | 16.8% | 390 | — |
| St Stephen's CofE Primary School | 50% | 6% | 40.3% | 186 | 0.1 miles |
| Oak Gardens Primary School | 71% | 6.8% | 53.4% | 166 | 0.2 miles |
| Myatt Garden Primary School | 71% | 4.3% | 24.5% | 357 | 0.3 miles |
| Morden Mount Primary School | 83% | 4.9% | 39.2% | 383 | 0.5 miles |
| Tidemill Academy | 76% | 5.2% | 44.2% | 427 | 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)
- 16.8%
- English as an additional language
- 42%
- Overall absence
- 5.74%
- Persistent absence
- 14.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Stephen's CofE Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · London
-
Oak Gardens Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
Myatt Garden Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Morden Mount Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Tidemill Academy0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Ashmead Primary School ranks 415th 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 Ashmead Primary School teach?
- Ashmead Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Ashmead Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ashmead Primary School is Ms Jane Bickley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ashmead Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ashmead 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 Ashmead Primary School?
- Ashmead Primary School has 390 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ashmead Primary School full?
- Ashmead Primary School has capacity for 446 pupils and 390 on roll (87%), 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 Ashmead Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ashmead Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ashmead Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ashmead Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Ashmead Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ashmead Primary School rank locally?
- Ashmead Primary School ranked 17th of 67 primary schools in Lewisham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ashmead Primary School's absence rate?
- Ashmead Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ashmead Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ashmead 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 6 July 2026.