Kender Primary School
Kender Street, New Cross, London, SE14 5JAOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Kender Primary School is a primary school in Lewisham for ages 2 to 11. It is one of the 94 schools in Lewisham. It ranks 40th of 63 primary schools in Lewisham. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 11 March 2025, report published 28 April 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 11 March 2025
Pupils thrive in this happy and nurturing school. They benefit from positive and caring relationships with their classmates and with staff. Teaching staff across the school know pupils and their needs well. Pupils know that if they have a concern, they can speak to an adult who will take the time to listen and help them. The school expects pupils to behave well. Pupils' behaviour is impeccable across the school. The values of 'resilience', 'readiness', and 'respect' are firmly embedded across all aspects of school life. Pupils, including those pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), work hard and achieve well. The school provides opportunities for pupils to learn about faiths and cultures that may be different from their own. For example, through assemblies, pupils celebrate Eid, Chinese New Year and Christmas. Children in the Reception Year learn about Ramadan. They celebrate this festival by producing artwork of the moon and stars. There are a range of roles of responsibility here. Pupils are democratically elected by their classmates to be school councillors. School councillors promote the importance of wearing school uniform. Older pupils volunteer to give up some of their playtime to support younger pupils. This is because the school promotes kind, respectful relationships.
What the school should improve
- Sometimes, especially for those subjects at the early stages of implementation, the checking of what pupils know and remember can be variable. This means that some pupils do not learn the intended curriculum as well as they could. The school should strengthen practice so that gaps in knowledge and skills are swiftly addressed, enabling pupils to know and remember more.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
44 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
351 pupils on roll, with places for 420
Schools near Kender Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edmund Waller Primary School | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 72% met the expected standard |
| Haberdashers' Hatcham Primary | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 75% met the expected standard |
| Pilgrims' Way Primary School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 66% met the expected standard |
| John Donne Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 65% met the expected standard |
| Hollydale Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | 59% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr Keith Barr
- Phone
- 02076394654
- Address
- Kender Street, New Cross, London, SE14 5JA
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- URN
- 100691
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.