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Southwark Park Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Carl Vernalls

location_onLondon, SE16 2JH

language Visit Website phone 2073944000

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

402

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Expected Standard

76%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Southwark Park Primary School is a Community school primary school in London, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 20% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Southwark Park Primary School is a community school in London, Southwark, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 397 pupils on roll, of whom 53% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 76% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #13 of 62 primaries in Southwark and #1,505 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 66%

Reading83% LA 76%

Writing80% LA 74%

Maths76% LA 75%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 64%England 61%

Reading71% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing64% LA 72% · Eng 72%

Maths66% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 65%England 60%

Reading80% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing65% LA 75% · Eng 71%

Maths80% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.3

Read

LA 0.8

-1.4 to 2.0

-1.8

Write

LA 1.3

-3.4 to -0.1

1.6

Maths

LA 0.9

0.0 to 3.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 66%England 65%

Reading81% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths78% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.2

Read

LA 1.0

0.6 to 3.8

0.3

Write

LA 1.0

-1.2 to 1.8

0.6

Maths

LA 0.9

-0.8 to 2.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 67%

Reading78% LA 76%

Writing86% LA 78%

Maths88% LA 78%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.9

Read

LA 1.1

1.3 to 4.5

2.6

Write

LA 1.1

1 to 4.2

3.1

Maths

LA 1.3

1.6 to 4.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 October 2023

Inspection Report

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19 June 2018

Inspection Report

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06 March 2014

Inspection Report

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13 September 2011

Inspection Report

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02 March 2009

Inspection Report

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08 November 2005

Inspection Report

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20 September 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-10-11

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2018-06-19

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-03-06

S8 No Formal Designation Visit Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-09-13

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 397 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	397	2	0.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	385	5	1.3%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	420	8	1.9%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	415	2	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	407	6	1.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	422	8	1.9%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	402	3	0.7%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	399	7	1.8%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	441	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	435	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	427	1	0.2%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	442	1	0.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	448	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	427	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	453	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	453	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	434	1	0.2%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	457	5	1.1%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	453	9	2.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	447	12	2.7%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	477	4	0.8%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	467	4	0.9%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	451	8	1.8%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	458	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	460	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	445	6	1.3%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 45 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 22 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 11 pupils

Physical Disability 4 pupils