Foxfield Primary School
Sandbach Place, London, SE18 7EX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Megan Minnett & Tatum Sharp (Co-Headteachers)
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Inspire Partnership Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Erith and Thamesmead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 666
- URN
- 143592
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02032607500
About this school
Foxfield Primary School is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 666 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Foxfield 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. 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
- 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 | 85 | 90 | 85 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 79% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 29% | 29% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 83% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 84% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 83% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.30 | - | - |
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 Foxfield 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 | 78% | 66.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 68.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 71.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 686 |
| 2023/24 | 697 |
| 2024/25 | 682 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Foxfield Primary School compares
Foxfield Primary School ranked 14th of 62 primary schools in Greenwich for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 5.9% | 29.9% | 666 | — |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | 73% | 3.6% | 19.5% | 208 | 0.2 miles |
| St Margaret's Church of England Primary School | 67% | 4.2% | 36% | 164 | 0.2 miles |
| Nightingale Primary School | 83% | 3.8% | 40% | 224 | 0.3 miles |
| South Rise Primary School | 78% | 5.3% | 42.4% | 508 | 0.4 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | 88% | 3.6% | 28.4% | 314 | 0.5 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
- 18 July 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report15 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.9%
- English as an additional language
- 44.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.89%
- Persistent absence
- 15.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Peter's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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St Margaret's Church of England Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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Nightingale Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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South Rise Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Foxfield Primary School ranks 237th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What ages does Foxfield Primary School teach?
- Foxfield Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Foxfield Primary School?
- The headteacher of Foxfield Primary School is Megan Minnett & Tatum Sharp (Co-Headteachers), as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Foxfield Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Foxfield 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 Foxfield Primary School?
- Foxfield Primary School has 666 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Foxfield Primary School full?
- Foxfield Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 666 on roll (106%), 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 Foxfield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Foxfield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Foxfield Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Foxfield Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Foxfield Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Foxfield Primary School is part of INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP 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 Foxfield Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Foxfield Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Foxfield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Foxfield Primary School compare with other schools in Greenwich?
- Foxfield Primary School ranked 14th of 62 primary schools in Greenwich for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Foxfield Primary School's absence rate?
- Foxfield Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Foxfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Foxfield 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 10 July 2026.