St Margaret's Lee CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · London, Lewisham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.27 miles
Published by the school · offers on 16 April 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Margaret's Lee CofE Primary School is a primary school in London, Lewisham for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 10 July 2024. The school has published a last distance offered on its own website for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
St Margaret's Lee CofE 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 | 0.27 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception in 2026 the last child offered a place lived 0.27 miles from the school, the shortest of 19 Lewisham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- For Reception, the 2026 last distance was further than in 2025, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 6 years with a published distance.
- Reception 2026 had 41 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 30 offers went to first-choice families, and 11 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 78% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd highest 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
- Lee Church Street, st margarets lee ce school, London, SE13 5SG
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Lewisham
- Pupils on roll
- 206 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 10 July 2024
Strengths
- “This is a warm, welcoming and vibrant school that provides an exceptional all-round education for its pupils.”
- “Pupils of all ages, including those in the early years, thrive and flourish here.”
- “The school’s values of kindness and empathy are demonstrated regularly by all members of the community.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 September 2024 (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) | 78% | 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: 41 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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.
- Brindishe Lee School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- John Ball Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Brindishe Manor School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Saviour's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged
- All Saints' Church of England Primary School Blackheath 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Brindishe Green School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Winifred's RC Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- St Mary's Lewisham Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade