St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
Dunfield Road, London, SE6 3RD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Denise Duffus
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Lewisham East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 216
- URN
- 100725
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086986083
About this school
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 216 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 21 March 2024, 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 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 86% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 7% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 86% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 89% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 82% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 St Augustine's Catholic 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 | 72% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 86% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 64.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 222 |
| 2024/25 | 225 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery compares
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery ranked 22nd of 67 primary schools in Lewisham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 5.3% | 23.1% | 216 | — |
| St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School | 68% | 4.4% | 24.3% | 177 | 0.4 miles |
| Elfrida Primary School | 47% | 8.1% | 42.8% | 335 | 0.5 miles |
| Worsley Bridge Primary School | 57% | 7.6% | 25.9% | 324 | 0.7 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 82% | 3.1% | 7.1% | 420 | 0.7 miles |
| Athelney Primary School | 43% | 8.2% | 42.2% | 354 | 0.8 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)
- 23.08%
- English as an additional language
- 56%
- Overall absence
- 5.26%
- Persistent absence
- 13.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bromley
-
Elfrida Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Worsley Bridge Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Beckenham
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Beckenham
-
Athelney Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery ranks 456th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What year groups does St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery teach?
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery is Mrs Denise Duffus, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Augustine's Catholic 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 St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery?
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery has 216 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery full?
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 210 pupils and 216 on roll (103%), so it is at or above 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 St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- Yes. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Southwark.
- Does St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- How have St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery rank locally?
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery ranked 22nd of 67 primary schools in Lewisham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Augustine's Catholic 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 29 June 2026.