Cardwell Primary School

General Information

Address: 118 Frances Street, Woolwich, London, SE18 5LP
Phone: 02088541051
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Lisa Lazell
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 423
School capacity: 480
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 173
% eligible for free school meals: 44.6%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.9%
Persistently absent pupils: 12.9%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 6.1%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 19 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 10 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £8,730 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #25 of 63 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#23Middle Park Primary School£8,756
#24Thorntree Primary School£8,736
#25Cardwell Primary School£8,730
#26Kidbrooke Park Primary School£8,662
#27Greenslade Primary School£8,508

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Windrush Thamesmead Primary School£12,322
#2Cherry Orchard Primary School£11,674
#3Fossdene Primary School£11,496
#4St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£11,448
#5Alderwood Primary School£10,724
#6Meridian Primary School£10,690
#7St Margaret's Church of England Primary School£10,661
#8Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit£10,451
#9Hawksmoor School£10,288
#10De Lucy Primary School£10,152
#11Christ Church Church of England Primary School£10,066
#12Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School£9,788
#13Mulgrave Primary School£9,704
#14Linton Mead Primary School£9,597
#15St Alfege with St Peter's Church of England Primary School£9,469
#16Woodhill Primary School£9,417
#17Eglinton Primary School£9,382
#18St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School£9,349
#19Henwick Primary School£9,193
#20James Wolfe Primary School and Centre for the Deaf£9,119
#21Horn Park Primary School£8,876
#22Discovery Primary School£8,768
#23Middle Park Primary School£8,756
#24Thorntree Primary School£8,736
#25Cardwell Primary School£8,730
#26Kidbrooke Park Primary School£8,662
#27Greenslade Primary School£8,508
#28Nightingale Primary School£8,443
#29Christ Church Church of England Primary School, Shooters Hill£8,365
#30Morden Mount Primary School£8,357
#31Alexander McLeod Primary School£8,321
#32Invicta Primary School£8,307
#33Bishop John Robinson Church of England Primary School£8,303
#34Boxgrove Primary School£8,279
#35Montbelle Primary School£8,270
#36Rockliffe Manor Primary School£8,218
#37Haimo Primary School£8,208
#38Heronsgate Primary School£8,205
#39Millennium Primary School£8,157
#40Conway Primary School£8,127
#41Ealdham Primary School£7,999
#42Gordon Primary School£7,991
#43St Peter's Catholic Primary School£7,983
#44St Thomas A Becket Roman Catholic Primary School£7,940
#45Sherington Primary School£7,857
#46Windrush Charlton Primary School£7,822
#47St Thomas More Catholic Primary School£7,776
#48St Patrick's Catholic Primary School£7,770
#49Wyborne Primary School£7,749
#50Timbercroft Primary School£7,741
#51Charlton Manor Primary School£7,731
#52Plumcroft Primary School£7,645
#53South Rise Primary School£7,628
#54Our Lady of Grace Catholic Primary School£7,553
#55Brooklands Primary School£7,522
#56Bannockburn Primary School£7,342
#57Foxfield Primary School£7,307
#58Wingfield Primary School£7,126
#59Eltham Church of England Primary School£7,073
#60St Mary's Catholic Primary School£7,026
#61Halstow Primary School£6,877
#62Deansfield Primary School£6,533
#63Notre Dame Catholic Primary School£3,284

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