SCHOOL PROFILE

Oliver Goldsmith Primary School

Primary Community school URN 100821
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 480 Published school capacity
Capacity used 74.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

24 May 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Southwark
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 358 340 full-time · 18 part-time
Female pupils 172 48.0% of pupils
Male pupils 186 52.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

58.1%
33.3 pts above England
School 58.1%
Southwark 35.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

47.8%
27.5 pts above England
School 47.8%
Southwark 27.8%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Southwark 0.3%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
31.0%
111
Caribbean
15.1%
54
Any other ethnic group
12.6%
45
Unclassified
6.1%
22
White British
5.0%
18
Any other Mixed background
4.7%
17
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 21.0% 75 of 358 pupils
0.1 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.0%
Southwark 22.5%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.3% 62 pupils
England 14.8% 2.5 pts above
EHC plans 3.6% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 2.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 26
Social, emotional & mental health 15
Speech, language & communication 11
No specialist assessment yet 7
Specific learning difficulty 5
Hearing impairment 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

51.0% 9.4 pts below England
School 51.0%
Southwark 65.8%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

73.0%

0.8 pts below England

School 73.0%
Southwark 76.4%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

59.0%

11.3 pts below England

School 59.0%
Southwark 74.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

63.0%

9.0 pts below England

School 63.0%
Southwark 75.0%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

8.61%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.40 pts higher than England
School 8.61%
Southwark 6.56%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

32.96%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

17.15 pts higher than England
School 32.96%
Southwark 18.21%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

8.59%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

6.78 pts higher than England
School 8.59%
Southwark 2.04%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

74.6% 13.6 pts below England
Oliver Goldsmith Primary School
74.6%
Southwark
80.6%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information