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Redriff Primary, City of London Academy

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2023

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Students

538

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Expected Standard

89%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Redriff Primary, City of London Academy is a Academy converter primary school in London, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 3% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Redriff Primary, City of London Academy is an academy converter in London, Southwark, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of CITY OF LONDON ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 478 pupils on roll, of whom 25% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 89% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 28% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #2 of 62 primaries in Southwark and #121 of 14,143 nationally.

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

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.0:1. 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.

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Academic Performance

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

89%

LA 66%

Reading92% LA 76%

Writing91% LA 74%

Maths91% LA 75%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 64%England 61%

Reading91% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing89% LA 72% · Eng 72%

Maths91% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 65%England 60%

Reading81% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing84% LA 75% · Eng 71%

Maths87% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.0

Read

LA 0.8

-0.4 to 2.4

3.3

Write

LA 1.3

1.9 to 4.7

3.8

Maths

LA 0.9

2.4 to 5.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 66%England 65%

Reading69% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing97% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths95% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.1

Read

LA 1.0

-3.7 to -0.5

3.4

Write

LA 1.0

1.9 to 4.8

2.0

Maths

LA 0.9

0.6 to 3.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 67%

Reading85% LA 76%

Writing91% LA 78%

Maths94% LA 78%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.2

Read

LA 1.1

1.4 to 5

Write

LA 1.1

2.3 to 5.7

4.8

Maths

LA 1.3

3.2 to 6.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

28 November 2023

Inspection Report

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14 February 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-11-28

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2011-09-13

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2007-01-24

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

1.3%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.6%(3 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 478 pupils. During this period, there were 6 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.3%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	478	6	1.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	478	3	0.6%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	493	6	1.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	496	1	0.2%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	501	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	528	8	1.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	538	9	1.7%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	547	12	2.2%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	551	2	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	554	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	552	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	534	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	540	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	548	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	557	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	557	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	558	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	563	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	563	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	562	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	518	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	521	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	524	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	492	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	490	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	494	0	0.0%	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.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 40 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 29 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 21 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils