Tidemill Academy
11 Giffin Street, London, SE8 4RJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Marion Drake
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- REAch2 Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Lewisham North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 427
- URN
- 137441
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086923470
About this school
Tidemill Academy is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 427 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
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
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 57 | 61 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 75% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 23% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 80% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 80% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 77% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
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 Tidemill Academy 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 | 68% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 64.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 440 |
| 2023/24 | 449 |
| 2024/25 | 448 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tidemill Academy compares
Tidemill Academy ranked 16th of 67 primary schools in Lewisham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% 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 | 76% | 5.2% | 44.2% | 427 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 73% | 4% | 45.7% | 122 | 0.1 miles |
| Grinling Gibbons Primary School | 57% | 7.4% | 42.7% | 208 | 0.4 miles |
| Oak Gardens Primary School | 71% | 6.8% | 53.4% | 166 | 0.4 miles |
| St Stephen's CofE Primary School | 50% | 6% | 40.3% | 186 | 0.5 miles |
| St Alfege with St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 63% | 4.4% | 47.6% | 200 | 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)
- 44.18%
- English as an additional language
- 39.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.21%
- Persistent absence
- 14.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · London
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Grinling Gibbons Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Oak Gardens Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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St Stephen's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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St Alfege with St Peter's Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Tidemill Academy ranks 382nd 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 Tidemill Academy teach?
- Tidemill Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Tidemill Academy?
- The headteacher of Tidemill Academy is Marion Drake, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Tidemill Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tidemill Academy, 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 Tidemill Academy?
- Tidemill Academy has 427 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Tidemill Academy full?
- Tidemill Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 427 on roll (102%), 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 Tidemill Academy a faith school?
- No. Tidemill Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Tidemill Academy a selective school?
- No. Tidemill Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Tidemill Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Tidemill Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Tidemill Academy?
- Tidemill Academy is part of REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Tidemill Academy have?
- The schools register lists Tidemill Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Tidemill Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tidemill Academy rank locally?
- Tidemill Academy ranked 16th of 67 primary schools in Lewisham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% 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 Tidemill Academy's absence rate?
- Tidemill Academy's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tidemill Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tidemill Academy'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 1 July 2026.