Rathfern Primary School
0.2 miles484 pupils · KS2 expected standard 82% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
Independent · All-through · Lewisham
St Dunstan's College
Independent school · Ages 3 to 18 · Mixed · 1,234 pupils
Also on Deep Teaching: St Dunstan's College Junior School
Closes in 6 days Registration deadline 16 October 2026
At a glance
- Type
- Independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Pupils
- 1,234 census January 2024
- Capacity
- 1,250
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headmaster
- Ms Jade McLellan
- Address
- Stanstead Road, Catford, LONDON, SE6 4TY
- Borough
- Lewisham
- Telephone
- 02085167200
- DfE reference (URN)
- 100754
- Website
- stdunstans.org.uk
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
Where leavers went
Schools whose leavers came here
This school is named in the published leavers' lists of: Dulwich Prep & Senior, Dulwich Prep London, Herne Hill School, The Pointer School.
These are destinations schools have published for past leavers. They describe what happened, not what will happen for any one child. How to read this.
Key dates for 2027 entry
Nursery (3+)
- Registration deadlineMonday 2 November 2026Closes in 23 days
Registration deadline for entry in September 2027: Monday 2 November 2026
Source: stdunstans.org.uk
- InterviewsSaturday 14 November 2026In 35 days
Assessment Play Session for Pre-School Entry: Saturday 14 November 2026. Play session where interactions with other children will be observed, as well as interest in particular activities and ability to talk to the staff and answer questions.
Source: stdunstans.org.uk
- Offers sentTuesday 1 December 2026In 52 days
Outcomes for Pre-School entry sent via Applicaa parent account: Tuesday 1 December 2026
Source: stdunstans.org.uk
Reception (4+)
- Registration deadlineWednesday 4 November 2026Closes in 25 days
Registration deadline for entry in September 2027: Wednesday 4 November 2026
Source: stdunstans.org.uk
- InterviewsThursday 19 November 2026In 40 days
Assessment Session for Reception Entry: Wednesday 18 / Thursday 19 November 2026. Play session where interactions with other children will be observed, as well as interest in particular activities and ability to talk to the staff and answer questions.
Source: stdunstans.org.uk
- Offers sentThursday 3 December 2026In 54 days
Outcomes for Reception entry sent via Applicaa parent account: Thursday 3 December 2026
Source: stdunstans.org.uk
Year 3 (7+)
- Registration deadlineWednesday 2 December 2026Closes in 53 days
Registration deadline for entry in September 2027: Wednesday 2 December 2026
Source: stdunstans.org.uk
- AssessmentWednesday 13 January 2027Upcoming
Assessment Day for Year 3 Entry: Wednesday 13 January 2027. Full day in Junior School including assessment of cognitive ability with computerised tests focusing on Mathematics and English, evaluation of in-class learning behaviours, evaluation of social skills and interactions with both peers and adults, and consideration of reports and references from current school.
Source: stdunstans.org.uk
- Offers sentMonday 25 January 2027Upcoming
Outcomes for Year 3 entry sent via Applicaa parent account: Monday 25 January 2027
Source: stdunstans.org.uk
Year 7 (11+)
- Registration deadlineMonday 23 November 2026Closes in 44 days
Year 7 Application deadline: MONDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2026
Source: stdunstans.org.uk
- InterviewsMonday 25 January 2027Upcoming
Interviews (invitation only) - General: w/c 25 January 2027; Academic: Saturday 23 or Saturday 30 January 2027
Source: stdunstans.org.uk
- AssessmentFriday 29 January 2027Upcoming
Spire Scholarship Assessments (Music/Art/Sport/Drama, invitation only for successful candidates): between Wednesday 20 and Friday 29 January 2027
Source: stdunstans.org.uk
- Offers sentFriday 12 February 2027Upcoming
Year 7 Entry offers communicated: Friday 12 February 2027
Source: stdunstans.org.uk
- Acceptance deadlineWednesday 3 March 2027Open
Closing Date for accepting offers: Wednesday 3 March 2027
Source: stdunstans.org.uk
Year 9 (13+)
- Registration deadlineThursday 29 October 2026Closes in 19 days
Year 9 Application deadline: THURSDAY 29 OCTOBER 2026
Source: stdunstans.org.uk
- AssessmentWednesday 18 November 2026In 39 days
Spire Scholarship Assessments (Music/Art/Sport/Drama, invitation only for successful candidates): between 18 November and 27 November 2026
Source: stdunstans.org.uk
- InterviewsThursday 26 November 2026In 47 days
Interviews (invitation only) - General: Thursday 26 November 2026; Academic: Friday 27 November 2026
Source: stdunstans.org.uk
- Offers sentWednesday 9 December 2026In 60 days
Year 9 Entry offers communicated: Wednesday 9 December 2026
Source: stdunstans.org.uk
Sixth form (16+)
- Registration deadlineFriday 16 October 2026Closes in 6 days
Application deadline: Friday 16 october 2026
Source: stdunstans.org.uk
- AssessmentTuesday 3 November 2026In 24 days
Stage One assessment: Tuesday 3 November 2026. This day consists of an online assessment of your logical thinking and problem-solving skills, plus an essay-style question on a subject of general intellectual interest.
Source: stdunstans.org.uk
- InterviewsWednesday 18 November 2026In 39 days
Stage Two interviews: Monday 16 - Wednesday 18 November 2026. This day will include a group reasoning task, two subject interviews, and a general interview.
Source: stdunstans.org.uk
- Offers sentWednesday 2 December 2026In 53 days
The outcome of your application, which will include decisions on bursaries and scholarships, will be sent via your Applicaa account on WEDNESDAY 2 DECEMBER 2026
Source: stdunstans.org.uk
Get a reminder before St Dunstan's College's deadlines
One email 14, 7 and 1 day before each dated deadline we hold. No account needed.
A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.
Open days and tours
- Open day · 16+, 11+Wednesday 14 October 2026
16+, 11+ Book or read more
- Sixth-form open eveningThursday 15 October 2026
Dates as published on the school's own page, read 10 Oct 2026. Schools add and change dates at short notice and most ask you to book: confirm with the school. All open days in London
Admissions
Independent schools run their own admissions. You register directly with the school, usually for a fee, and the school sets its own deadlines, assessments and offer dates, which are separate from the borough process.
Fees
| Stage | Per term | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-School | £6,177 | £18,531 |
| Reception, Years 1 & 2 | £7,300 | £21,900 |
| Year 3 | £7,789 | £23,367 |
| Years 4 & 5 | £8,349 | £25,047 |
| Year 6 | £9,197 | £27,591 |
| Senior School, Years 7 - 13 | £9,723 | £29,169 |
Day fees for 2026-27, as published by the school (read 10 Oct 2026). The school's page gives these fees including VAT. Lunches, trips and other extras may be charged on top.
Source: stdunstans.org.uk · academic year 2026-27 · last checked 10 October 2026
Inspection
Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI)
ISI does not give a single overall grade and does not publish its findings as open data, so we show no rating. Read the latest report on isi.net.
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
Results
A level (16 to 18), 2024/25
- A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: A- · 2023/24: A-A-This schoolC+LewishamB-England, state-funded
- A level average point score per entry2022/23: 46.1 · 2023/24: 46.946.9This school33.6Lewisham35England, state-funded
- Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 44.2 · 2023/24: 4747This school34.1Lewisham35.8England, state-funded
- % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 28% · 2023/24: 39%34%This school12%Lewisham18%England, state-funded
- A level value added score2023/24: 0.610.44This school-0.03England, state-funded
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 71 pupils in the cohort
GCSE figures from the DfE tables are not shown for independent schools: many of the qualifications they enter, such as IGCSEs, are not counted there.
Pupils and context
- Receiving SEN support
- 18.5%
- With an Education, Health and Care Plan
- 0%
- Girls / boys
- 46% / 54%
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25
Nearby schools
Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).
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