Alexander McLeod Primary School
Fuchsia Street, London, SE2 0QS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Mohammed Mustafa
- Constituency
- Erith and Thamesmead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 544
- URN
- 131841
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083112266
About this school
Alexander McLeod Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 544 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Alexander McLeod 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 84 | 85 | 85 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 72% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 18% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 84% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 87% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 91% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 Alexander McLeod 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 | Greenwich average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54% | 66.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 68.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 71.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 595 |
| 2023/24 | 580 |
| 2024/25 | 543 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Alexander McLeod Primary School compares
Alexander McLeod Primary School ranked 42nd of 62 primary schools in Greenwich for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 6.2% | 40.3% | 544 | — |
| Boxgrove Primary School | 78% | 6.1% | 45% | 382 | 0.6 miles |
| St Thomas A Becket Roman Catholic Primary School | 75% | 3.5% | 32.6% | 371 | 0.6 miles |
| De Lucy Primary School | 76% | 6.6% | 54.6% | 251 | 0.7 miles |
| Hillsgrove Primary School | 68% | 6.4% | 19.9% | 280 | 0.8 miles |
| Bannockburn Primary School | 73% | 4.1% | 17.9% | 879 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.33%
- English as an additional language
- 54.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.16%
- Persistent absence
- 19.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Boxgrove Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Greenwich
-
St Thomas A Becket Roman Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
-
De Lucy Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
-
Hillsgrove Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Welling
-
Bannockburn Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Alexander McLeod Primary School ranks 507th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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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
- Alexandra Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Alexander McLeod Primary School teach?
- Alexander McLeod Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Alexander McLeod Primary School?
- The headteacher of Alexander McLeod Primary School is Mr Mohammed Mustafa, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Alexander McLeod Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Alexander McLeod 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 Alexander McLeod Primary School?
- Alexander McLeod Primary School has 544 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Alexander McLeod Primary School full?
- Alexander McLeod Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 544 on roll (86%), 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 Alexander McLeod Primary School a faith school?
- No. Alexander McLeod Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Alexander McLeod Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Alexander McLeod Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Alexander McLeod Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Alexander McLeod Primary School compare with other schools in Greenwich?
- Alexander McLeod Primary School ranked 42nd of 62 primary schools in Greenwich for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Alexander McLeod Primary School's absence rate?
- Alexander McLeod Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Alexander McLeod Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Alexander McLeod 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 30 June 2026.