SCHOOL PROFILE

Dulwich Village Church of England Infants' School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 100823
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 270 Published school capacity
Capacity used 98.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

17 October 2023
Latest published outcome Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
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 265 265 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 132 49.8% of pupils
Male pupils 133 50.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

7.5%
17.3 pts below England
School 7.5%
Southwark 35.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

13.2%
7.1 pts below England
School 13.2%
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.

White British
52.8%
140
Unclassified
10.9%
29
Any other White background
9.4%
25
Any other Mixed background
5.7%
15
African
4.5%
12
Caribbean
4.2%
11
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 10.2% 27 of 265 pupils
10.6 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 10.2%
Southwark 22.5%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 7.2% 19 pupils
England 14.8% 7.6 pts below
EHC plans 3.0% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 3.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 7
Social, emotional & mental health 6
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Specific learning difficulty 3
Hearing impairment 2
Other difficulty or disability 2

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.

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

3.42%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.79 pts lower than England
School 3.42%
Southwark 6.56%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

5.68%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.13 pts lower than England
School 5.68%
Southwark 18.21%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.57%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.24 pts lower than England
School 0.57%
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

98.1% 10.0 pts above England
Dulwich Village Church of England Infants' School
98.1%
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