Rathfern Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Lewisham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.78 miles
Published by Lewisham Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Rathfern Primary School is a primary school in London, Lewisham for ages 3–11 (community school). Lewisham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Rathfern 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 | 0.78 mi |
| 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
- The 2026 Reception last distance offered was 0.78 miles, the 4th longest of 19 Lewisham primary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 0.49 miles.
- The last distance has swung sharply between some years, the biggest move from 2022 to 2025; the 2026 Reception figure was further from the school than in 2025 and in 2018.
- For Reception in 2026 there were 63 first-choice applications for 59 offers; 56 offers went to first-choice families and 7 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 82% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Rathfern Road, Catford, London, SE6 4NL
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Lewisham
- Pupils on roll
- 484 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 20 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils come to school eagerly because they enjoy their learning and all that the school has to offer.”
- “This is reflected in their high attendance.”
- “Pupils and families are greeted warmly by the 'senior prefects' who support pupils to come into school, if needed.”
To improve
- “Leaders should continue to strengthen their work in reducing barriers to learning so that pupils' achievement is clearly reflected in the school's published outcomes over time.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 June 2026 (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) | 82% | 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: 63 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 56 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.
- Kilmorie Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St William of York Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi Good
- Dalmain Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Rushey Green Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Athelney Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Holbeach Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Stillness Infant School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Stillness Junior School 0.6 mi Standards maintained