John Ball Primary School

State-Funded School

john-ball-primary-school-lewisham-london

LondonRegion

LewishamLocal Authority

Lewisham NorthConstituency

SE3 0TPPostcode

9.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

John Ball Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Lewisham, London.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 672 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 71%
Higher standard: 19%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

58%

Asian

Black

Mixed

19%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

672

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

11%

England average

27%

First language not English

32%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 672
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
9 Jun 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
12 Dec 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.