Watergate School
Special schoolWatergate School is a special school in Lewisham, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 185 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Outstanding, March 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Outstanding, 10 March 2022
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, 0% of pupils at Watergate School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 68% in Lewisham and 62% in England.
0% 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 | 0% | 68% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 106 | 105 |
- Watergate School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- 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- Sedgehill AcademySecondary. Good (overall), September 2022. Attainment 8 of 51.9 (2025/26, provisional)260 m
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and NurseryPrimary. School remains Good, March 2024. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)400 m
- Elfrida Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)410 m
- St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, May 2025. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)820 m
- Athelney Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)980 m
- Haseltine Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2023. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)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).