Schools and Education in Southwark

There are 114 schools in Southwark (excluding independent schools), including 76 primary schools, 20 secondary schools, and 1 serving sixth-form education. Southwark has 1 school with Pupil Referral Unit places, and none with places for teen mothers. There are no schools in Southwark under Special Measures.

Primary Schools Secondary Schools Sixth Forms Pupils Referral Units

Southwark Education Profile

The median school in Southwark has 40% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 3rd highest figure in London. This represents about 17,000 pupils, or approximately 1 in 2 of Southwark's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Southwark is 17.03 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the 7th lowest ratio in London, and the 7th lowest pupil/teacher ratio in the London region of the UK.

The 1 schools in Southwark operating with pupil referral units offer 126 PRU places to the local area.

Primaries

76

20% Outstanding • 68% Good

Secondaries

20

40% Outstanding • 50% Good

Sixth Forms

1

0% Outstanding • 100% Good

Primary Schools in Southwark

Most of Southwark's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 52 schools or 68% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between high and very high - about 28% and 24% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 14% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Southwark's primary schools most commonly have a low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted KS2 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Albion Primary School 3–11 yrs 480
Outstanding
High
Good
Alfred Salter Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
High
High
Angel Oak Academy 3–11 yrs 445
Outstanding
Very high
Very low
Ark Globe Academy 3–18 yrs 1,645
Good
Good
Very low
Bellenden Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Low
Bessemer Grange Primary School 3–11 yrs 690
Good
Very high
High
Boutcher Church of England Primary School 5–11 yrs 210
Outstanding
Very high
Very high
Church of England
Brunswick Park Primary School 3–11 yrs 472
Good
Very high
Low
Camelot Primary School 3–11 yrs 525
Good
Very low
Low
Charles Dickens Primary School 2–11 yrs 420
Charlotte Sharman Primary School 3–11 yrs 236
Good
Good
Good
Cobourg Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Requires improvement
High
Good
Comber Grove School 3–11 yrs 350
Good
Very low
Good
Crampton Primary 4–11 yrs 210
Outstanding
Very high
High
Crawford Primary School 3–11 yrs 630
Good
High
High
Dog Kennel Hill School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Low
Dulwich Hamlet Junior School 7–11 yrs 360
Outstanding
Dulwich Village Church of England Infants' School 4–7 yrs 270
Outstanding
Good
Church of England
Dulwich Wood Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Good
English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Good
Roman Catholic
Friars Primary Foundation School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
Low
Galleywall Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Very low
Goodrich Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 630
Requires improvement
Good
Low
Goose Green Primary and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 450
Good
High
Very low
Grange Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Requires improvement
Very low
Low
Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich 4–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
High
Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Very low
Harris Primary Free School Peckham 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Very low
Heber Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Good
Hollydale Primary School 4–11 yrs 308
Good
High
Low
Ilderton Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Good
Very low
Ivydale Primary School 3–11 yrs 620
Good
High
Low
John Donne Primary School 3–11 yrs 460
High
Low
John Keats Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes 3–11 yrs 550
Outstanding
Good
Good
Judith Kerr Primary School 3–11 yrs 374
Good
Very high
High
Keyworth Primary School 2–11 yrs 500
Good
Very high
Good
Lyndhurst Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Michael Faraday School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Low
Oliver Goldsmith Primary School 3–11 yrs 480
Good
High
Good
Paxton Primary School 3–11 yrs 680
Requires improvement
Low
High
Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Very low
Church of England
Phoenix Primary School 3–11 yrs 759
Outstanding
High
Low
Pilgrims' Way Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
Good
Redriff Primary School 3–11 yrs 470
High
Very low
Riverside Primary School 3–11 yrs 315
Outstanding
Very high
Very low
Robert Browning Primary School 3–11 yrs 236
Good
Good
Very low
Rotherhithe Primary School 3–11 yrs 460
Good
High
Low
Rye Oak Primary School 2–11 yrs 420
Good
Very low
Low
Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough 3–11 yrs 246
Good
High
Very low
Roman Catholic
Snowsfields Primary School 3–11 yrs 222
Good
High
Very low
Southwark Park Primary School 3–11 yrs 470
Good
High
Low
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 435
Good
Very high
High
Roman Catholic
St Francesca Cabrini Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Francis RC Primary School 3–11 yrs 416
Good
High
Good
Roman Catholic
St George's Cathedral Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 235
Good
High
High
Roman Catholic
St George's Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
Good
Church of England
St James the Great Roman Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Good
Roman Catholic
St James' Church of England Primary School 2–11 yrs 540
Good
Very low
Very low
Church of England
St John the Divine Church of England Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Very low
Church of England
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Very high
Roman Catholic
St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School 5–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Very low
Church of England
St Joseph's Catholic Infants School 5–7 yrs 180
Good
Good
Roman Catholic
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School 7–11 yrs 240
Good
Low
High
Roman Catholic
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Outstanding
Very high
Low
Roman Catholic
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 345 Roman Catholic
St Jude's Church of England Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
Low
Church of England
St Mary Magdalene Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Low
Church of England
St Paul's Church of England Primary School 3–11 yrs 315
Very low
Church of England
St Peter's Church of England Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
High
Church of England
Surrey Square Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
High
High
The Belham Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie 3–11 yrs 210
Outstanding
Very high
Very low
Church of England
Tower Bridge Primary School 3–11 yrs 236
Good
Very high
Low
Townsend Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Very low
Victory Primary School 3–11 yrs 164
Good
Low
Low

Southwark Secondary Schools

Most of Southwark's secondary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 10 schools or 50% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between very high and low - about 45% and 15% of secondary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 15% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Southwark's secondary schools most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Ark All Saints Academy 11–18 yrs 600
Good
High
Good
Church of England
Ark Globe Academy 3–18 yrs 1,645
Good
Very high
Very low
Ark Walworth Academy 11–18 yrs 1,200
Good
Low
Low
Bacon's College 11–19 yrs 1,200
Good
High
Very low
Church of England
City of London Academy (Southwark) 11–19 yrs 1,200
Good
Low
Very low
Haberdashers' Borough Academy 11–18 yrs 1,150
Low
Harris Academy Bermondsey 11–18 yrs 1,150
Outstanding
Very high
Very low
Harris Academy Peckham 11–16 yrs 900
Good
High
Very low
Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich 11–18 yrs 950
Outstanding
Very high
Very low
Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich 11–18 yrs 950
Outstanding
Very high
Very low
Kingsdale Foundation School 11–19 yrs 1,750
Outstanding
Low
Very low
Notre Dame Roman Catholic Girls' School 11–16 yrs 620 Roman Catholic
Sacred Heart Catholic School 11–18 yrs 750
Outstanding
Very high
Very low
Roman Catholic
South Bank University Academy 11–19 yrs 900
Good
Very low
Low
St Michael's Catholic College 11–18 yrs 750
Outstanding
Very high
Very low
Roman Catholic
St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School 11–18 yrs 825
Good
Very high
Very low
Church of England
The Charter School Bermondsey 11–16 yrs 600
Good
Good
Very low
The Charter School East Dulwich 11–19 yrs 1,680
Good
Very low
The Charter School North Dulwich 11–18 yrs 1,130
Outstanding
Very high
Low
The St Thomas the Apostle College 11–18 yrs 1,000
Outstanding
Very high
Very low
Roman Catholic

Sixth Form Schools in Southwark

Most of Southwark's sixth form schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 100% of the total. Attainment is very high - 100% of sixth form schools fall under this category. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Southwark's sixth form schools most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Ark Globe Academy 3–18 yrs 1,645
Good
Very high
Very low

Southwark Pupil Referral Units

Most of Southwark's pupil referral units have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 100% of the total. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Southwark's pupil referral units most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (Sils) 11–16 yrs 112
Good
Very low
Last updated: 16 Aug 2023