Brindishe Lee School
Wantage Road, Lee Green, London, SE12 8NA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Head
- Mrs Sian Bannister
- Federation
- The Brindishe Federation
- Constituency
- Lewisham East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 196
- URN
- 100717
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083184626
About this school
Brindishe Lee School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 196 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 | 25 | 49 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 71% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 2% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 84% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 76% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 84% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.60 | - | - |
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 Brindishe Lee 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 | 56% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 64.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 227 |
| 2023/24 | 227 |
| 2024/25 | 199 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brindishe Lee School compares
Brindishe Lee School ranked 14th of 67 primary schools in Lewisham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 4% | 18.6% | 196 | — |
| Brindishe Manor School | 75% | 3.8% | 11.6% | 426 | 0.2 miles |
| St Winifred's RC Primary School | 59% | 4.8% | 21.2% | 350 | 0.4 miles |
| St Margaret's Lee CofE Primary School | 78% | 4% | 19.6% | 206 | 0.4 miles |
| Brindishe Green School | 69% | 5.2% | 23.3% | 585 | 0.6 miles |
| Baring Primary School | 54% | 4.9% | 26.2% | 193 | 0.7 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)
- 18.59%
- English as an additional language
- 45.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.02%
- Persistent absence
- 9.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brindishe Manor School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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St Winifred's RC Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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St Margaret's Lee CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Brindishe Green School0.6 miles
Primary · London
-
Baring Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Brindishe Lee School ranks 312th 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 Brindishe Lee School teach?
- Brindishe Lee School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the executive head of Brindishe Lee School?
- The executive head of Brindishe Lee School is Mrs Sian Bannister, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Brindishe Lee School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brindishe Lee 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 Brindishe Lee School?
- Brindishe Lee School has 196 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Brindishe Lee School full?
- Brindishe Lee School has capacity for 270 pupils and 196 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 Brindishe Lee School a faith school?
- No. Brindishe Lee School has no designated religious character.
- Does Brindishe Lee School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Brindishe Lee School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Brindishe Lee School?
- Brindishe Lee School is part of the The Brindishe Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Brindishe Lee School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brindishe Lee School rank locally?
- Brindishe Lee School ranked 14th of 67 primary schools in Lewisham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brindishe Lee School's absence rate?
- Brindishe Lee School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brindishe Lee School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brindishe Lee 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.