Horniman Drive, Forest Hill, London SE23 3BP
10 reasons to choose Horniman Primary School
Top line
Horniman Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Forest Hill and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Horniman Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 5 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Horniman Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 29 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Horniman Primary School ranks in the top 21% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, the school achieves above average scores for pupil progress.
The Horniman Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, philosophy, mindfulness, Spanish. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School to Year 1 and a residential trip in Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for music and philosophy.
Sport at Horniman Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Horniman Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 8.00am to 5.45pm.
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