Tidemill Academy

State-Funded School

tidemill-academy-lewisham-london

LondonRegion

LewishamLocal Authority

Lewisham NorthConstituency

SE8 4RJPostcode

8.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Tidemill Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Lewisham, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 427 pupils. Tidemill Academy is part of REAch2 Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 75%
Higher standard: 23%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

22%

Asian

Black

45%

Mixed

17%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

427

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

44%

England average

27%

First language not English

34%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 427
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: REAch2 Academy Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
15 Jan 2023	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good
1 Jul 2008	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.