Bannockburn Primary School
Plumstead High Street, London, SE18 1HE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- POLYMAT
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Ford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- PolyMAT
- Constituency
- Erith and Thamesmead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 892
- Pupils on roll
- 879
- URN
- 150068
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088542169
About this school
Bannockburn Primary School is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 879 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 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 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 101 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 |
Trends over time
How Bannockburn 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 863 |
| 2024/25 | 880 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bannockburn Primary School compares
Bannockburn Primary School ranked 40th of 62 primary schools in Greenwich for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.1% | 17.9% | 879 | — |
| Conway Primary School | 73% | 6.3% | 29.2% | 430 | 0.3 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | 88% | 3.6% | 28.4% | 314 | 0.4 miles |
| South Rise Primary School | 78% | 5.3% | 42.4% | 508 | 0.5 miles |
| St Thomas A Becket Roman Catholic Primary School | 75% | 3.5% | 32.6% | 371 | 0.5 miles |
| Rockliffe Manor Primary School | 81% | 6.8% | 45.5% | 189 | 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)
- 17.91%
- English as an additional language
- 57%
- Overall absence
- 4.08%
- Persistent absence
- 9.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Conway Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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South Rise Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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St Thomas A Becket Roman Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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Rockliffe Manor Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Bannockburn Primary School ranks 479th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
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Common questions
- What year groups does Bannockburn Primary School teach?
- Bannockburn Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Bannockburn Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bannockburn Primary School is Mrs Rachel Ford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bannockburn Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bannockburn 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 Bannockburn Primary School?
- Bannockburn Primary School has 879 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bannockburn Primary School full?
- Bannockburn Primary School has capacity for 892 pupils and 879 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bannockburn Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bannockburn Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bannockburn Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bannockburn Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Bannockburn Primary School?
- Bannockburn Primary School is part of POLYMAT. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Bannockburn Primary School rank locally?
- Bannockburn Primary School ranked 40th of 62 primary schools in Greenwich for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bannockburn Primary School's absence rate?
- Bannockburn Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bannockburn Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bannockburn 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.