School profile

Stillness Infant School

Primary · Community school · London, SE23 1NH

Outstanding

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Stillness Infant School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 7 Jul 2026

Area360 rating
Outstanding
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Early years
Strong standard
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 7
Pupils284
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Annie Grimes Rebecca Kelly
Local authorityLewisham
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 100705.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils284
Girls146
Boys138
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.4.2%
First language not English23.6%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.270
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.252
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.6.7%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.44
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.2
Average class size28

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
58.5%
Other mixed
8.8%
Other White
7.4%
White and Asian
6.3%
White and Black Caribbean
3.2%
Other ethnic group
3.2%
White and Black African
2.5%
African
1.8%
Pakistani
1.4%
Caribbean
1.4%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher22.9
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.12.9
Teachers (FTE)12.4
Teaching assistants (FTE)9.07
Support staff (FTE)17.06
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2513
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2512
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/251
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.83
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.268
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.77
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.77
Applications from another local authority (Reception)14

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolLewishamEngland
Overall absence3%, better than England, better than Lewisham5%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.4.6%, better than England, better than Lewisham13.4%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0%, better than England, better than Lewisham1.3%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Stillness Infant School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.0 miPrimaryStillness Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.4 miPrimarySt William of York Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.4 miPrimaryDalmain Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.5 miAll-throughPrendergast Ladywell SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.5 miPrimaryBeecroft Garden PrimaryCommunity school
Good
0.6 miNot applicableSt Dunstan's CollegeOther independent school
Unrated
0.6 miPrimaryRathfern Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.6 miPrimaryGordonbrock Primary SchoolCommunity school
Outstanding
0.7 miNurseryChelwood Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school
Good
0.7 miPrimaryTurnham AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good

Frequently asked questions about Stillness Infant School

What is Stillness Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Stillness Infant School is rated Outstanding, last inspected on 7 Jul 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How hard is it to get into Stillness Infant School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Stillness Infant School made 83 offers from 268 applications (3.2 per offer), and 77 of 77 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Stillness Infant School?

Stillness Infant School has 284 pupils aged 3 to 7.

What is the capacity of Stillness Infant School?

Stillness Infant School had 270 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Stillness Infant School?

At Stillness Infant School, the average class had 28 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 22.9 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Stillness Infant School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Stillness Infant School missed 3% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 4.6% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.