South Rise Primary School
Brewery Road, Plumstead, London, SE18 7PX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE COMPASS PARTNERSHIP OF SCHOOLS
- Head of School
- Mrs Katie Cutajar
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Erith and Thamesmead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 508
- URN
- 143596
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088551050
About this school
South Rise Primary School is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 508 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 21 May 2025, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. 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 | 85 | 83 | 72 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 64% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 7% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 71% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 75% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 73% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
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 South Rise 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 | 73% | 66.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 68.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 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 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 625 |
| 2023/24 | 616 |
| 2024/25 | 566 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How South Rise Primary School compares
South Rise Primary School ranked 23rd of 62 primary schools in Greenwich for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 5.3% | 42.4% | 508 | — |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | 88% | 3.6% | 28.4% | 314 | 0.2 miles |
| Conway Primary School | 73% | 6.3% | 29.2% | 430 | 0.3 miles |
| St Margaret's Church of England Primary School | 67% | 4.2% | 36% | 164 | 0.3 miles |
| Foxfield Primary School | 81% | 5.9% | 29.9% | 666 | 0.4 miles |
| Greenslade Primary School | 75% | 4.3% | 18.9% | 198 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42.42%
- English as an additional language
- 33.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.33%
- Persistent absence
- 15.98%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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Conway Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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St Margaret's Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Foxfield Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Greenslade Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
South Rise Primary School ranks 327th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What year groups does South Rise Primary School teach?
- South Rise Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the head of school of South Rise Primary School?
- The head of school of South Rise Primary School is Mrs Katie Cutajar, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was South Rise Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected South Rise 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 big is South Rise Primary School?
- South Rise Primary School has 508 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is South Rise Primary School full?
- South Rise Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 508 on roll (81%), 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 South Rise Primary School a faith school?
- No. South Rise Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does South Rise Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records South Rise Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs South Rise Primary School?
- South Rise Primary School is part of THE COMPASS PARTNERSHIP OF SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have South Rise Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does South Rise Primary School rank locally?
- South Rise Primary School ranked 23rd of 62 primary schools in Greenwich for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is South Rise Primary School's absence rate?
- South Rise Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are South Rise Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, South Rise 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.