John Ball Primary School
Primary · Community school · Mixed · Lewisham
Southvale Road, London, SE3 0TP
71
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 08/05/2024
Application demand
72%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.3%
9.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
672
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
684 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
72%
1st preference success rate
80 of 111 families who put it first got an offer
90
Places offered
330
Total applications
3.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 111 | 80 | ● 72% |
| 2nd preference | 81 | 9 | ● 11% |
| 3rd preference | 52 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 86 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 330 | 90 | 27% |
1st preference success by year
Lewisham lets families list 6 preferences. 131 applications came from outside the council area (17 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jacqui Noakes
- Address
- Southvale Road, Blackheath, London, SE3 0TP
- Phone
- 02088521601
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Ward / constituency
- Blackheath · Lewisham North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 100709
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 11% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 32% | — | — |
| SEN support | 20% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
672 pupils · 684 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
08 May 2024
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 552 pupils
Attendance
95.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
9.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 71% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 19% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 71% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 6% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lewisham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.