Brindishe Lee School

LewishamCommunity school

Wantage Road, Lee Green, London, SE12 8NA

Headteacher: Mrs Sian BannisterSchool website ↗Pupils: 199 (capacity: 270)
Ofsted Good
Inspected September 2023
79%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected September 2023
81%
First-choice offer rate

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 19 September 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Good
School Leadership
Good

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.
79.0%
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%.
4.0%
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 89%·Writing 79%·Maths 82%All three 79%
Reading
Expected89%
Exceeding50%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected79%
Exceeding11%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected82%
Exceeding54%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

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

This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
27
How many got their first choice?
22of 27 (81.5%)
How many applied in total?
243

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
18.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
43.0%
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).
11.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
100 girls, 99 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 97% (2017/18), currently 79%

* 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
2015/1681.0%10.0%+2.9+5.3+1.5
2016/1780.0%20.0%+3.1+1.7+3.5
2017/1897.0%34.0%+3.4+2.1+7.2
2018/1983.0%10.0%+0.4+0.1+0.2
2022/2356.0%4.0%-0.1-2.3-3.6
2023/2471.0%2.0%---
2024/2579.0%4.0%---