Lee Church Street, Lewisham, London SE13 5SG
10 reasons to choose St Margaret's Lee Church of England Primary School
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St Margaret’s Lee Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best state primary schools in Lewisham and one of the 5 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
St Margaret’s Lee Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2014) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
St Margaret’s Lee Church of England Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Margaret’s Lee Church of England Primary School ranks in the top 6% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 24% of schools.
The St Margaret's Lee Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. It is subject based with some cross-curricular projects. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips for Years 4 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for music and sport.
Sport at St Margaret's Lee Church of England 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 St Margaret's Lee Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir and three instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 6.15pm provided by an external contractor.
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