Tidemill Academy

Primary · Lewisham · SE8 4RJ · URN 137441

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2022-11-09Cohort 427Non-selective

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 59

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 71 schools in Lewisham

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
76%
Lewisham 64.8%England 61%
11.2 percentage points above the area average of 64.8
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
19%
Lewisham 9%England 8%
10 percentage points above the area average of 9
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
107
Lewisham 105.83England 105
1.2 above the area average of 105.8
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
107
Lewisham 104.87England 105
2.1 above the area average of 104.9
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
107
Lewisham 105.51England 105
1.5 above the area average of 105.5
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
37%
Lewisham 32.1%England 32%
4.9 percentage points above the area average of 32.1
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
85%
Lewisham 75.9%
9.1 percentage points above the area average of 75.9
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
86%
Lewisham 71.4%
14.7 percentage points above the area average of 71.4
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
88%
Lewisham 73.9%
14.1 percentage points above the area average of 73.9
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
59
Lewisham 45
14.4 above the area average of 44.7
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Lewisham	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	76% Lewisham 64.8%England 61%	11.2 percentage points above the area average of 64.8	15 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	19% Lewisham 9%England 8%	10 percentage points above the area average of 9	11 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	107 Lewisham 105.83England 105	1.2 above the area average of 105.8	2 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	107 Lewisham 104.87England 105	2.1 above the area average of 104.9	2 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	107 Lewisham 105.51England 105	1.5 above the area average of 105.5	2 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	37% Lewisham 32.1%England 32%	4.9 percentage points above the area average of 32.1	5 percentage points above the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	85% Lewisham 75.9%	9.1 percentage points above the area average of 75.9	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	86% Lewisham 71.4%	14.7 percentage points above the area average of 71.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	88% Lewisham 73.9%	14.1 percentage points above the area average of 73.9	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	59 Lewisham 45	14.4 above the area average of 44.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Lewisham · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 24.9 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 34.2% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 44.7% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 18.3% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 9.3pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 37% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 19% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 17.8pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 76% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 79.3% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Tidemill Academy Good at its inspection on 09/11/2022.
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