Alderwood Primary School
Rainham Close, London, SE9 2JH
192 pupils · 91% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE COMPASS PARTNERSHIP OF SCHOOLS
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Free school meals
- 57.3%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 9 December 2025, published 26 January 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 87% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 13% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 28 | 27 | 73 | 28 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 18 | 15 | 59 | 18 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 27 | 75 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 27 | 31 | 70 | 27 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 28 | 21 | 55 | 24 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 17 | 16 | 45 | 16 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 27 | 21 | 40 | 24 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 29 | 21 | 51 | 24 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School 0.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Days Lane Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Dulverton Primary School 1.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Wyborne Primary School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Burnt Oak Junior School 1.6 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.