Voluntary aided school · Lewisham
Good Shepherd RC School
- Primary
- Ages 3–11
- Roman Catholic
- Term dates checked
Term dates
This school's own term dates broadly match Lewisham council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.
Apply for a primary school place on GOV.UK
How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.
How many families applied: Reception
For September 2026, 16 families put this school as their first choice, and 18 places were offered. 16 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 18 | 16 | 100% |
| September 2025 | 27 | 25 | 100% |
| September 2024 | 29 | 30 | 97% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Before and after school
These clubs are registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:
- Downham Kumon Centre, tuition centre. Ofsted report
- Sugarplumz Ltd. Ofsted report
Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection, 28 January 2025. No overall grade was given (Ofsted stopped giving one in September 2024).
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Pupils
- 201 (capacity 290)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Phone
- 02086984173
- Address
- Moorside Road, Downham, Bromley, BR1 5EP
- Website
- goodshepherd.lewisham.sch.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.