Schools in Southwark
School admissions in Southwark: application deadlines, offer days and all 111 schools (66 state primary schools, 20 state secondary schools, 10 special schools and 14 independent schools) with Ofsted inspections and results.
Admissions dates
You apply through the council where you live, even for schools in another council area. The closing dates and offer days are set nationally.
| Starting | Apply by | Offers sent |
|---|---|---|
| Secondary school (Year 7) | 31 October | 1 March |
| Primary school (Reception) | 15 January | 16 April |
If an offer day falls on a weekend or bank holiday, offers go out on the next working day. Check Southwark's website for local arrangements and in-year applications.
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Latest Ofsted reports in Southwark
| School | Report card | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Ark Globe Academy Academy · Southwark | 4 exceptional, 4 strong Inspected 6 May 2026 · Before: Good (2021) | 12 July 2026 |
| South Bank University Academy Academy · Southwark | 6 expected, 1 needs attention Inspected 6 May 2026 | 8 July 2026 |
| The Charter School North Dulwich Academy · Southwark | 2 exceptional, 5 strong Inspected 19 May 2026 · Before: Outstanding (2022) | 21 June 2026 |
| Imperial Oak School Independent special school · Southwark | 2 expected, 4 needs attention Inspected 10 February 2026 | 21 June 2026 |
| City of London Academy (Southwark) Academy · Southwark | 6 strong, 1 expected Inspected 3 February 2026 · Before: Good (2021) | 28 May 2026 |
| Tuke School Special school · Southwark | 4 strong, 2 expected, 1 needs attention Inspected 6 January 2026 | 28 May 2026 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Academy · Southwark | 3 strong, 4 expected Inspected 3 February 2026 · Before: Good (2021, before conversion) | 20 April 2026 |
| St Jude's CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · Southwark | 6 expected, 1 needs attention Inspected 27 January 2026 · Before: Good (2021) | 22 March 2026 |
| Robert Browning Primary School Community school · Southwark | 3 strong, 4 expected Inspected 9 December 2025 · Before: Good (2021) | 9 February 2026 |
Ofsted report cards published in the year to 31 August 2026. Latest reports across England.
Primary schools (66) · Secondary schools (20) · Special schools (10) · Independent schools (14) · Alternative provision (1)
Primary schools
66 schools.
- Albion Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 69% met expected standard (KS2)
- Alfred Salter Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2019), confirmed 2024 · 73% met expected standard (KS2)
- Angel Oak Academy Academy · Ofsted: Outstanding (2017), confirmed 2024 · 90% met expected standard (KS2)
- Bellenden Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 70% met expected standard (KS2)
- Bessemer Grange Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2015), confirmed 2024 · 78% met expected standard (KS2)
- Bird In Bush School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 67% met expected standard (KS2)
- Boutcher CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Outstanding (2022) · 84% met expected standard (KS2)
- Brunswick Park Primary School Community school · Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) · 82% met expected standard (KS2)
- Charles Dickens Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Outstanding (2019, before conversion), confirmed 2025 · 92% met expected standard (KS2)
- Crampton Primary Community school · Ofsted: Outstanding (2024) · 62% met expected standard (KS2)
- Crawford Primary School Community school · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 67% met expected standard (KS2)
- Dulwich Hamlet Junior School Academy · Ofsted: Outstanding (2023) · 84% met expected standard (KS2)
- Dulwich Village CofE Infants' School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Outstanding (2023)
- Dulwich Wood Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 70% met expected standard (KS2)
- English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2016), confirmed 2025 · 77% met expected standard (KS2)
- Friars Primary Foundation School Foundation school · Ofsted: Good (2018), confirmed 2024 · 68% met expected standard (KS2)
- Galleywall Primary, City of London Academy Free school · Ofsted: Outstanding (2019), confirmed 2025 · 69% met expected standard (KS2)
- Goodrich Community Primary School Community school · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 59% met expected standard (KS2)
- Goose Green Primary and Nursery School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2020), confirmed 2025 · 55% met expected standard (KS2)
- Grange Primary School Community school · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 67% met expected standard (KS2)
- Grove Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2011, before conversion), confirmed 2022 · 56% met expected standard (KS2)
- Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich Free school · Ofsted: Outstanding (2017), confirmed 2023 · 89% met expected standard (KS2)
- Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park Academy · Ofsted: Good (2018), confirmed, may be improving 2024 · 76% met expected standard (KS2)
- Heber Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2019), improved significantly 2025 · 70% met expected standard (KS2)
- Hollydale Primary School Community school · Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) · 59% met expected standard (KS2)
- Ilderton Primary School Community school · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 73% met expected standard (KS2)
- Ivydale Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2019), confirmed 2024 · 68% met expected standard (KS2)
- John Donne Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 65% met expected standard (KS2)
- John Keats Primary School Free school · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 47% met expected standard (KS2)
- John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes Community school · Ofsted: Outstanding (2023) · 68% met expected standard (KS2)
- Judith Kerr Primary School Free school · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 86% met expected standard (KS2)
- Keyworth Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2018), confirmed 2023 · 63% met expected standard (KS2)
- Lyndhurst Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2014, before conversion), confirmed 2023 · 71% met expected standard (KS2)
- Michael Faraday School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2024 · 65% met expected standard (KS2)
- Oasis Academy Surrey Square Academy · Ofsted: Outstanding (2016, before conversion), confirmed 2022 · 72% met expected standard (KS2)
- Oliver Goldsmith Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 51% met expected standard (KS2)
- Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 60% met expected standard (KS2)
- Phoenix Primary School Community school · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 80% met expected standard (KS2)
- Pilgrims' Way Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2015), confirmed 2024 · 66% met expected standard (KS2)
- Redriff Primary, City of London Academy Academy · Ofsted: Outstanding (2023) · 89% met expected standard (KS2)
- Riverside Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 76% met expected standard (KS2)
- Robert Browning Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Report card 2025: 3 strong, 4 expected · 43% met expected standard (KS2)
- Rotherhithe Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2014, before conversion) · 77% met expected standard (KS2)
- Rye Oak Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 48% met expected standard (KS2)
- Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2013), confirmed 2023 · 83% met expected standard (KS2)
- Snowsfields Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 61% met expected standard (KS2)
- Southwark Park Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 76% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2012, before conversion), confirmed 2021 · 72% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Francis RC Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2012), confirmed 2023 · 60% met expected standard (KS2)
- St George's Cathedral Catholic Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2018, before conversion), confirmed 2024 · 58% met expected standard (KS2)
- St George's CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 62% met expected standard (KS2)
- St James the Great Roman Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2017), confirmed 2022 · 75% met expected standard (KS2)
- St James' CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2024 · 68% met expected standard (KS2)
- St John's and St Clement's CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) · 73% met expected standard (KS2)
- St John's Roman Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 92% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Joseph's Catholic Infants School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2013), confirmed 2023
- St Joseph's Catholic Junior School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2013), confirmed 2022 · 67% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 3 strong, 4 expected · 67% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Outstanding (2024, before conversion) · 79% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Jude's CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 6 expected, 1 needs attention · 43% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Paul's CofE Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 61% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Peter's CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2013), confirmed 2023 · 68% met expected standard (KS2)
- The Belham Primary School Free school · Ofsted: Good (2018), confirmed 2024 · 80% met expected standard (KS2)
- The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Outstanding (2022) · 93% met expected standard (KS2)
- Tower Bridge Primary School Community school · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 59% met expected standard (KS2)
- Victory Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 74% met expected standard (KS2)
Secondary schools
20 schools.
- Ark All Saints Academy Academy · Ofsted: Good (2015), confirmed 2023 · 41% grade 5+ English and maths
- Ark Globe Academy Academy · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 4 exceptional, 4 strong · 49% grade 5+ English and maths
- Ark Walworth Academy Academy · Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2023 · 44% grade 5+ English and maths
- Bacon's College Academy · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 51% grade 5+ English and maths
- City of London Academy (Southwark) Academy · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 6 strong, 1 expected · 58% grade 5+ English and maths
- Haberdashers' Borough Academy Free school · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 43% grade 5+ English and maths
- Harris Academy Bermondsey Academy · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 57% grade 5+ English and maths
- Harris Academy Peckham Academy · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 35% grade 5+ English and maths
- Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich Academy · Ofsted: Outstanding (2023) · 55% grade 5+ English and maths
- Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich Academy · Ofsted: Outstanding (2023) · 56% grade 5+ English and maths
- Kingsdale Foundation School Academy · Ofsted: Outstanding (2023) · 67% grade 5+ English and maths
- Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School Academy · Ofsted: Requires improvement (2024) · 33% grade 5+ English and maths
- Sacred Heart Catholic School Academy · Ofsted: Outstanding (2023) · 70% grade 5+ English and maths
- South Bank University Academy Academy · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 6 expected, 1 needs attention · 38% grade 5+ English and maths
- St Michael's Catholic College Academy · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 66% grade 5+ English and maths
- St Saviour's and St Olave's CofE School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 54% grade 5+ English and maths
- The Charter School Bermondsey Free school · Ofsted: Good (2017), confirmed 2022 · 32% grade 5+ English and maths
- The Charter School East Dulwich Free school · Ofsted: Good (2018), confirmed, may be improving 2024 · 63% grade 5+ English and maths
- The Charter School North Dulwich Academy · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 2 exceptional, 5 strong · 79% grade 5+ English and maths
- The St Thomas the Apostle College Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Outstanding (2018), confirmed 2024 · 72% grade 5+ English and maths
Special schools
10 schools.
- Beormund Primary School Special school · Ofsted: Outstanding (2024) · 17% met expected standard (KS2)
- Cherry Garden School Special school · Ofsted: Outstanding (2015), confirmed 2024 · 0% met expected standard (KS2)
- Evelina Hospital School Special school · Ofsted: Outstanding (2013), confirmed 2022
- Haymerle School Special school · Ofsted: Good (2021) · 0% met expected standard (KS2)
- Highshore School Special school · Ofsted: Good (2013), confirmed 2023
- Lift Newlands Special academy · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 0% grade 5+ English and maths
- Maudsley and Bethlem Hospital School Special academy · Ofsted: Outstanding (2011, before conversion), confirmed 2021
- Spa School Camberwell Special free school · Ofsted: Good (2023)
- Spa School, Bermondsey Special academy · Ofsted: Good (2024)
- Tuke School Special school · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 4 strong, 2 expected, 1 needs attention
Independent schools
14 schools.
- Alleyn's School Independent, inspected by ISI · 82% A*/A at A level
- Arco Academy Independent, inspected by ISI
- Cavendish School Independent · Ofsted: Good (2024)
- Dulwich College Independent, inspected by ISI · 69% A*/A at A level
- Dulwich Prep and Senior Independent, inspected by ISI
- Elevated Futures Education Independent · Ofsted: No graded inspection
- Herne Hill School Independent, inspected by ISI
- Imperial Oak School Independent · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 2 expected, 4 needs attention
- James Allen's Girls' School Independent, inspected by ISI · 78% A*/A at A level
- London Christian School Independent, inspected by ISI
- PhoenixPlace Independent · Ofsted: Good (2024)
- The Bridge Special Education Needs School Independent · Ofsted: Good (2023)
- The Villa Independent, inspected by ISI
- Treasure House (London) CIC Independent · Ofsted: Good (2023)
Alternative provision
1 school.
- Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (Sils) Pupil referral unit · Ofsted: Good (2015), confirmed 2024
Page updated 26 September 2026.