Oak Gardens Primary School
Thornville Street, London, SE8 4QB
166 pupils · 79% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Free school meals
- 44.6%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 17 January 2023, published 6 March 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 71% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 6% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.92 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 12 | 11 | 46 | 12 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 11 | 10 | 58 | 11 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 10 | 10 | 69 | 10 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 18 | 15 | 52 | 18 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 23 | 21 | 84 | 23 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 15 | 15 | 52 | 15 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 21 | 19 | 78 | 21 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 24 | 21 | 101 | 24 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Myatt Garden Primary School 0.3 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- St Stephen's CofE Primary School 0.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Ashmead Primary School 0.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Tidemill Academy 0.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St James's Hatcham Church of England Primary School 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.