Rushey Green 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 🔒
Rushey Green 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 22 November 2022. Lewisham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Rushey Green 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 2024/25, 49% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Lewisham.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, though places ran out, with a last distance published, in 5 of the 6 earlier years.
- For Reception 2026 there were 43 first-choice applications for 51 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 8 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
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
- Culverley Road, Catford, London, SE6 2LA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Lewisham
- Pupils on roll
- 560 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 22 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and safe in this welcoming school.”
- “They are enthusiastic and ready for learning.”
- “Pupils across the school demonstrate selfcontrol and engagement.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, teaching does not embed key knowledge as securely.”
- “On occasion, staff do not pronounce sounds as accurately as they should.”
- “This limits a minority of pupils’ ability to decode words correctly.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 31 January 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) | 49% | 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: 43 first-preference applications, 51 offers in total, 43 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.
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School 0.1 mi School remains Outstanding
- Holbeach Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rathfern Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Athelney Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Sandhurst Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Torridon Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Brindishe Green School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Lewisham Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade