Best primary schools in Southwark
62 of 69 primary schools ranked by Met expected standard (RWM) · all Southwark schools · secondary schools
Ranked on Met expected standard (RWM), 2024/25 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.
- 56 of 69 rated Good or Outstanding
- 11 oversubscribed on first preference
- 10 Good or better and undersubscribed — the overlooked ones
- Median Met expected standard (RWM): 69.0% (best 93.0%)
| # | School | Met expected standard (RWM) | Ofsted | Places | Catchment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie LONDON | 93.0% | Outstanding | about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 2 | Charles Dickens Primary School London | 92.0% | Outstanding | oversubscribed 2.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 3 | St John's Roman Catholic Primary School London | 92.0% | Not judged | oversubscribed 1.33 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 4 | Angel Oak Academy London | 90.0% | Outstanding | about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 5 | Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich London | 89.0% | Outstanding | undersubscribed 0.72 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 6 | Redriff Primary, City of London Academy London | 89.0% | Outstanding | oversubscribed 1.59 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 7 | Judith Kerr Primary School London | 86.0% | Good | oversubscribed 1.16 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 8 | Boutcher Church of England Primary School London | 84.0% | Outstanding | oversubscribed 1.37 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 9 | Dulwich Hamlet Junior School London | 84.0% | Outstanding | — | approximate |
| 10 | Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough London hidden gem | 83.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.71 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 11 | Brunswick Park Primary School London | 82.0% | Not judged | undersubscribed 0.68 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 12 | Phoenix Primary School London | 80.0% | Not judged improving | about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 13 | The Belham Primary School London | 80.0% | Good | about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 14 | Bessemer Grange Primary School London | 78.0% | Good | about even 0.85 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 15 | English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School London | 77.0% | Good | about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 16 | Rotherhithe Primary School London | 77.0% | Good | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 17 | Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park London | 76.0% | Good improving | about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 18 | Riverside Primary School London | 76.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.8 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 19 | Southwark Park Primary School London | 76.0% | Good | about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 20 | St James the Great Roman Catholic Primary School London | 75.0% | Good | about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 21 | Victory Primary School London hidden gem | 74.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.4 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 22 | Alfred Salter Primary School London | 73.0% | Good declining | undersubscribed 0.8 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 23 | Ilderton Primary School London | 73.0% | Not judged improving | undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 24 | St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School London | 73.0% | Not judged | oversubscribed 1.72 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 25 | St Anthony's Catholic Primary School London | 72.0% | Good | about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 26 | Surrey Square Primary School London | 72.0% | Outstanding | about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 27 | Lyndhurst Primary School London | 71.0% | Good | oversubscribed 1.42 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 28 | Bellenden Primary School London hidden gem | 70.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.6 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 29 | Dulwich Wood Primary School London | 70.0% | Good | about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 30 | Heber Primary School London | 70.0% | Good | oversubscribed 1.32 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 31 | Albion Primary School London hidden gem | 69.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.68 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 32 | Galleywall Primary, City of London Academy London | 69.0% | Outstanding | undersubscribed 0.82 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 33 | Friars Primary Foundation School London hidden gem | 68.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.65 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 34 | Ivydale Primary School London | 68.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.82 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 35 | John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes London | 68.0% | Outstanding improving | oversubscribed 1.19 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 36 | St James' Church of England Primary School London | 68.0% | Good declining | about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 37 | St Peter's Church of England Primary School London | 68.0% | Good improving | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 38 | Bird In Bush School Peckham | 67.0% | Good | about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 39 | Crawford Primary School London | 67.0% | Not judged improving | undersubscribed 0.81 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 40 | Grange Primary School London | 67.0% | Not judged declining | about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 41 | St Joseph's Catholic Junior School London | 67.0% | Good | — | approximate |
| 42 | St Joseph's Catholic Primary School London | 67.0% | Good | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 43 | Pilgrims' Way Primary School London | 66.0% | Good | about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 44 | John Donne Primary School London | 65.0% | Good | about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 45 | Michael Faraday School London | 65.0% | Good declining | about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 46 | Keyworth Primary School London hidden gem | 63.0% | Good improving | undersubscribed 0.64 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 47 | Crampton Primary London | 62.0% | Outstanding improving | oversubscribed 1.17 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 48 | St George's Church of England Primary School London | 62.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.75 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 49 | Snowsfields Primary School London hidden gem | 61.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.68 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 50 | St Paul's Church of England Primary School London | 61.0% | Good | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 51 | Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School London hidden gem | 60.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.4 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 52 | St Francis RC Primary School London | 60.0% | Good | about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 53 | Goodrich Community Primary School London | 59.0% | Not judged declining | undersubscribed 0.51 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 54 | Hollydale Primary School London | 59.0% | Not judged | undersubscribed 0.8 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 55 | Tower Bridge Primary School London | 59.0% | Not judged improving | undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 56 | Grove Primary School London | 56.0% | Good | about even 0.85 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 57 | Goose Green Primary and Nursery School London hidden gem | 55.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.52 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 58 | Oliver Goldsmith Primary School London | 51.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.76 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 59 | Rye Oak Primary School London | 48.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.73 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 60 | John Keats Primary School London | 47.0% | Good | about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 61 | Robert Browning Primary School London | 43.0% | Good | about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 62 | St Jude's Church of England Primary School London hidden gem | 43.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.5 first prefs per place, 2025/26 | approximate |
Also in Southwark
7 further primary schools with no published Met expected standard (RWM) for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Southwark, not a fairer one.
- Dulwich Village Church of England Infants' School Ofsted: Outstanding
- Herne Hill School
- London Christian School
- St George's Cathedral Catholic Primary School Ofsted: Good
- St Joseph's Catholic Infants School Ofsted: Good
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Ofsted: Outstanding
- The Villa
Applying in Southwark
Knowing which school is best is only half of it — these are the deadlines that decide whether you can apply at all.
- Secondary application deadline 2026-10-31 · 2027 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2027 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2026; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
- Primary (Reception) application deadline 2027-01-15 · 2027 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2027 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2027; apply via your home local authority.
- Secondary National Offer Day 2027-03-01 · 2027 entry Secondary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — state school Year 7 place offers (1 March).
- Primary National Offer Day 2027-04-16 · 2027 entry Primary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — Reception place offers (16 April).
- Secondary application deadline 2027-10-31 · 2028 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2028 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2027; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
- Primary (Reception) application deadline 2028-01-15 · 2028 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2028 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2028; apply via your home local authority.
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