The Family Learning School
School summary
With just 46 pupils on its roll, The Family Learning School is among the smallest independent schools in Lewisham, offering a notably intimate setting for mixed, day education. A roll of this size points to small classes and a tightly knit community where pupils are likely to be well known to staff. The school is led by Head Mrs Julie Dunford and is inspected by the ISI, the body that oversees many independent schools. It may particularly suit families seeking a personal, family-scale environment rather than a large institution.
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Teaching & academics
As an independent school, The Family Learning School is overseen by the ISI rather than Ofsted. Its small size allows for close attention to individual pupils, though no published results or attainment figures are available here to characterise outcomes.
Head · Mrs Julie Dunford
School life & ethos
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A genuinely small, family-scale independent school in Lewisham for families who value an intimate setting over scale.
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Compiled from public data. Last checked 5 June 2026.