Horniman Primary School
Primary schoolHorniman Primary School is a primary school in Lewisham, for pupils aged 5 to 11. It had 201 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, December 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 7 December 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 73% of pupils at Horniman Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 68% in Lewisham and 62% in England.
12% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Lewisham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 68% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 12% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 106 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Fairlawn Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 2024. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)490 m
- Eliot Bank Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), April 2023. 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)770 m
- St George's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)860 m
- Goodrich Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)920 m
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2024. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)940 m
- Sydenham SchoolSecondary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 53.4 (2025/26, provisional)1.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Lewisham
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).