Tidemill Academy

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11 Giffin Street, London, SE8 4RJ

Headteacher: Marion DrakeSchool website ↗Pupils: 448 (capacity: 420)Part of REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted Good
Inspected November 2022
Oversubscribed
94% of first-choice applicants offered a place
76%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected November 2022
94%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 9 November 2022Full 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
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
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.
76.0%
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%.
19.0%
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 85%·Writing 86%·Maths 88%All three 76%
Reading
Expected85%
Exceeding36%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected86%
Exceeding29%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected88%
Exceeding29%
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?
62
How many got their first choice?
58of 62 (93.5%)
How many applied in total?
154

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
44.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
63.0%
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).
22.0%
Boys and girls
48%girls·52%boys
214 girls, 234 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

→ Best year on record — 76% Reading, Writing & Maths

* 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
2015/1643.0%9.0%+1.3+4.30.0
2016/1771.0%8.0%+2.0+3.4+2.9
2017/1875.0%23.0%+3.4+2.9+6.1
2018/1968.0%23.0%+2.9+4.0+5.9
2022/2368.0%14.0%+1.0+2.6+1.2
2023/2475.0%23.0%---
2024/2576.0%19.0%---
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