Horniman Primary school is a community school within the borough of Lewisham with places for up to 210 children aged 4 - 11 years.

The school admitted its first pupils in 1971 and was officially opened by Rolf Harris in 1972.The school is named after Frederick J Horniman (1835-1906) a local benefactor who presented his ethnological museum and gardens to the London county Council in 1907. The school enjoys good links with the museum.

The school was built on a steel frame which is ‘stitched’ into the hillside. Although the building is a three storey one it is possible to enter each floor at ground level. Being built on the side of a hill the school enjoys fantastic views across London from the playground and several of the classrooms.