Oak Gardens Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Lewisham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Lewisham Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Oak Gardens Primary School is a primary school in London, Lewisham for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 17 January 2023. Lewisham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Oak Gardens Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Reception 2026 every applicant was offered a place, but a last distance was published for each of the 6 earlier years, and those distances swung between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 11 first-choice applications for 12 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 71% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Lewisham.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Lewisham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Thornville Street, London, SE8 4QB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Lewisham
- Pupils on roll
- 166 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 17 January 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and proud of their school.”
- “Leaders have created an inspiring environment where pupils’ views are given importance.”
- “The school’s values cover all aspects of school life, including the promoting of pupils’ determination.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes, teaching does not ensure that pupils learn the intended curriculum securely.”
- “As a result, teaching sometimes does not develop pupils’ subject-specific knowledge and skills in depth.”
- “However, sometimes, staff do not adapt teaching precisely to meet the needs of a few pupils with SEND.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 71% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 11 first-preference applications, 12 offers in total, 11 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lewisham.
- Myatt Garden Primary School 0.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Stephen's CofE Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Ashmead Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Tidemill Academy 0.4 mi Good
- St James's Hatcham Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Good
- Childeric Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Grinling Gibbons Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published