Primary
Rathfern Primary School
Rathfern Road, Catford, London, SE6 4NL
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 484 of 515 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Nursery
- Yes
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 23.0
- All staff (FTE)
- 54.2
- Pupils per adult
- 9.0
- Pupils
- 490
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- Early yearsStrong standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
September 2021
Ungraded inspection
Outstanding
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SATs results
82%
10 points above the London average (72% across 924 schools)
111.0
3.7 above the London average (107.3 across 924 schools)
448th of 924 by our score, among the primary schools in London we can score - 1014 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 110 |
| Average reading score | 111 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 82% |
| Working at a higher standard | 8% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 67% |
| 23/24 | 53% |
| 24/25 | 82% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 106.0 |
| 23/24 | 104.0 |
| 24/25 | 111.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 106.0 |
| 23/24 | 105.0 |
| 24/25 | 110.0 |
Rathfern Road, Catford, London, SE6 4NL
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Lewisham admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Naheeda Maharasingam
- Address
- Rathfern Road, Catford, London, SE6 4NL
- Telephone
- 02086903759