The Pointer School
The Pointer School is an independent school in London for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 344 pupils and room for 364.
19 Stratheden Road, Blackheath, London, SE3 7TH020 8293 1331pointers.schoolMrs Charlotte Crookes headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Greenwich council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 344 | 347 | 346 | 339 | 346 | 358 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 14% | 11% | 11% | 14% | 29% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackheath Prep | Independent (grammar) | 290 m | 390 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Blackheath High School GDST | Independent | 360 m | 704 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Invicta Primary School | Council | 510 m | 714 | Good 2024 | 49 | Compare |
| Greenwich Waldorf School | Independent | 590 m | 123 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Wildwood Montessori School | Miscellaneous | 650 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| The John Roan School | Academy | 710 m | 1,112 | Good 2023 | 36 | Compare |
| Leigh Academy Blackheath | Free school | 780 m | 1,060 | Outstanding 2022 | 90 | Compare |
| Sherington Primary School | Council | 820 m | 436 | Good 2023 | 90 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Pointer School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score The Pointer School yet.
How many pupils does The Pointer School have?
344 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 364 places, so it is 95% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 19 Stratheden Road, Blackheath, London, SE3 7TH
- Telephone
- 020 8293 1331
- Website
- pointers.school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Charlotte Crookes
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 3-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Ward
- Blackheath Westcombe
- Constituency
- Greenwich and Woolwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 6 November 1957
- URN
- 100198 · LAESTAB 2036065 · UKPRN 10079116
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.