OFSTED
25 June 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
24 September 2019
Graded inspection
Outstanding
Published
28 October 2019
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
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
494
494 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
246
49.8% of pupils
Male pupils
248
50.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
17.1 pts
above England
School
41.9%
Southwark
35.7%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
0.5 pts
below England
School
19.8%
Southwark
27.8%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Southwark
0.3%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
African
24.7%
122
Any other White background
14.8%
73
White British
14.8%
73
Any other Mixed background
8.9%
44
White and Asian
6.7%
33
Caribbean
6.3%
31
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
17.0%
84 of
494 pupils
3.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.2 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
92.0%
31.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
93.0%
Reading
19.2 pts above England
School
93.0%
Southwark
76.4%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
95.0%
Writing
24.7 pts above England
School
95.0%
Southwark
74.3%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
97.0%
Maths
25.0 pts above England
School
97.0%
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
3.73%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.48 pts
lower than
England
School
3.73%
Southwark
6.56%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
5.96%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.85 pts
lower than
England
School
5.96%
Southwark
18.21%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
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
117.6%
29.4 pts
above England
Charles Dickens Primary School
117.6%
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.