OFSTED
22 February 2023
Latest graded inspection
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
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Southwark
Trust
NEXUS EDUCATION SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
362
350 full-time ·
12 part-time
Female pupils
181
50.0% of pupils
Male pupils
181
50.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
36.8 pts
above England
School
61.6%
Southwark
35.7%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
10.9 pts
above England
School
31.2%
Southwark
27.8%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
below England
School
0.3%
Southwark
0.3%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other Mixed background
25.7%
93
African
17.4%
63
White British
16.0%
58
Caribbean
12.2%
44
Any other ethnic group
9.9%
36
Any other White background
6.1%
22
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
38.4%
139 of
362 pupils
17.6 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
17.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.2 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
47.0%
13.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Reading
6.8 pts below England
School
67.0%
Southwark
76.4%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
77.0%
Writing
6.7 pts above England
School
77.0%
Southwark
74.3%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
50.0%
Maths
22.0 pts below England
School
50.0%
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
9.05%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.84 pts
higher than
England
School
9.05%
Southwark
6.56%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
33.33%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
17.52 pts
higher than
England
School
33.33%
Southwark
18.21%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.59%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.79 pts
higher than
England
School
2.59%
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
86.2%
2.0 pts
below England
John Keats Primary School
86.2%
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.