SCHOOL PROFILE

Dulwich Hamlet Junior School

Primary Academy converter URN 136665
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Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 360 Published school capacity
Capacity used 103.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

28 March 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 Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Southwark
Trust THE CHARTER SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 374 374 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 174 46.5% of pupils
Male pupils 200 53.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

12.8%
12.0 pts below England
School 12.8%
Southwark 35.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

14.2%
6.1 pts below England
School 14.2%
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
47.9%
179
Any other White background
12.8%
48
Any other Mixed background
6.7%
25
Unclassified
6.1%
23
African
5.3%
20
White and Asian
5.3%
20
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 22.5% 84 of 374 pupils
1.6 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.5%
Southwark 22.5%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.2% 57 pupils
England 14.8% 0.5 pts above
EHC plans 7.2% 27 pupils
England 6.0% 1.2 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 26
Social, emotional & mental health 21
Autistic spectrum disorder 13
Speech, language & communication 12
Specific learning difficulty 7
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

84.0% 23.6 pts above England
School 84.0%
Southwark 65.8%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

91.0%

17.2 pts above England

School 91.0%
Southwark 76.4%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

91.0%

20.7 pts above England

School 91.0%
Southwark 74.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

88.0%

16.0 pts above England

School 88.0%
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

3.87%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.35 pts lower than England
School 3.87%
Southwark 6.56%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

4.61%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

11.21 pts lower than England
School 4.61%
Southwark 18.21%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.54%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.26 pts lower than England
School 0.54%
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

103.9% 15.7 pts above England
Dulwich Hamlet Junior School
103.9%
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