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Deptford Park Primary School

URN
100678
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Deptford Park Primary School
URN
100678
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

62 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

62

Inspection

55

Admissions Value

50

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#44 of 57 schools in Lewisham

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

Some performance indicators suggest families should review details carefully.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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  • Recommended application mix
  • Alternative schools
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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Higher Risk
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

School Compass Parent Report

Your decision briefing for Deptford Park Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

What Admissions Advantage can and cannot tell you

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

Cannot tell you

  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Deptford Park Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
5 February 2023
Inspection date
7 December 2022
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 5 February 2023

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

20

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

70

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

20

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

3.5×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Lewisham
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Lewisham)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.deptfordpark.lewisham.sch.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Lewisham to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

71.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

76.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

74.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

69.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

SE8 5RJ - Evelyn Street, London

Contact details

Address
Evelyn Street, London
Postcode
SE8 5RJ
Phone
2086924351
Website
http://www.deptfordpark.lewisham.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Lewisham
Local authority code
209

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 161 schools in Lewisham.

Authority statistics

Total schools

161

Open schools

98

Closed schools

63

Primary schools

87

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    5 February 20237 December 2022-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 5 February 2023
    • School remains Good

      Published
      5 February 2023
      Inspected
      7 December 2022
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    28.6%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 20

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    22

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary87 (54.7%)
    • Secondary22 (13.8%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other50 (31.4%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Marathon Science School367 mNot applicableOpen
    Twin Oaks Primary School399 mPrimaryOpen
    Clyde Nursery School.518 mNurseryOpen
    Kings Kids Christian School846 mNot applicableClosed
    Rotherhithe Primary School911 mPrimaryOpen
    Rotherhithe Primary School911 mPrimaryClosed
    Grinling Gibbons Primary School945 mPrimaryOpen
    Cavendish School1.0 kmNot applicableOpen
    Hughes Fields Primary School1.1 kmPrimaryClosed
    Charlotte Turner Primary School1.1 kmPrimaryClosed
    • Marathon Science School
      Distance
      367 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Twin Oaks Primary School
      Distance
      399 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Clyde Nursery School.
      Distance
      518 m
      Phase
      Nursery
      Status
      Open
    • Kings Kids Christian School
      Distance
      846 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Lewisham)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Adamsrill Primary SchoolPrimarySE26 4AQOpen
    All Saints' Church of England Primary School BlackheathPrimarySE3 0TXOpen
    Ashmead Primary SchoolPrimarySE8 4DXOpen
    Athelney Primary SchoolPrimarySE6 3LDOpen
    Baring Primary SchoolPrimarySE12 0NBOpen
    • Adamsrill Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SE26 4AQ
      Status
      Open
    • All Saints' Church of England Primary School Blackheath
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SE3 0TX
      Status
      Open
    • Ashmead Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SE8 4DX
      Status
      Open
    • Athelney Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SE6 3LD
      Status
      Open
    Rotherhithe Primary School
    Distance
    911 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Rotherhithe Primary School
    Distance
    911 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Grinling Gibbons Primary School
    Distance
    945 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Cavendish School
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Hughes Fields Primary School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Charlotte Turner Primary School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Baring Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    SE12 0NB
    Status
    Open