OFSTED
12 June 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Southwark
Trust
THE CHARTER SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
385
385 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
186
48.3% of pupils
Male pupils
199
51.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.5 pts
below England
School
14.3%
Southwark
35.7%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.5 pts
below England
School
8.8%
Southwark
27.8%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Southwark
0.3%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
43.1%
166
Unclassified
14.3%
55
Any other White background
11.2%
43
Any other Mixed background
7.0%
27
African
6.0%
23
Caribbean
3.9%
15
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
10.9%
42 of
385 pupils
9.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
80.0%
19.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
87.0%
Reading
13.2 pts above England
School
87.0%
Southwark
76.4%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
91.0%
Writing
20.7 pts above England
School
91.0%
Southwark
74.3%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
84.0%
Maths
12.0 pts above England
School
84.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.76%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.46 pts
lower than
England
School
3.76%
Southwark
6.56%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
7.39%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.43 pts
lower than
England
School
7.39%
Southwark
18.21%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.14%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.67 pts
lower than
England
School
1.14%
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
91.7%
3.5 pts
above England
The Belham Primary School
91.7%
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.