Edmund Waller Primary School

LewishamCommunity school

Waller Road, New Cross, London, SE14 5LY

Headteacher: Ms Anne RennieSchool website ↗Pupils: 432 (capacity: 451)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
70% of first-choice applicants offered a place
72%
Reading, Writing & Maths
70%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
72.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
12.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 78%·Writing 74%·Maths 82%All three 72%
Reading
Expected78%
Exceeding52%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected74%
Exceeding20%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected82%
Exceeding34%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
59
How many families wanted this school first?
83
How many got their first choice?
58of 83 (69.9%)
How many applied in total?
200

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
22.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
44.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
24.0%
Boys and girls
51%girls·49%boys
220 girls, 212 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 75% (2018/19), currently 72%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1649.0%6.0%+0.5-0.4-1.4
2016/1764.0%11.0%+1.0+1.1-1.7
2017/1865.0%6.0%-0.3-1.0-3.0
2018/1975.0%13.0%+1.1-0.9-1.9
2022/2370.0%9.0%+1.9-0.5+2.5
2023/2474.0%9.0%---
2024/2572.0%12.0%---