Ilderton Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Southwark
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Southwark Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Ilderton Primary School is a primary school in London, Southwark for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 June 2025. Southwark has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Ilderton Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 73% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Southwark.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, with 19 first-choice applications for 23 offers; 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- For Reception 2026, 25 of the 63 applications (40%) came from families living outside Southwark, and 11 offers went to them.
- Free school meals eligibility is 41.4%, against a middle figure of 51.8% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Southwark.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Southwark schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Varcoe Road, London, SE16 3LA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Southwark
- Pupils on roll
- 157 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 41.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 June 2025
Strengths
- “This school inspires its pupils to do their very best.”
- “Staff have the highest expectations for what pupils will achieve, and they care deeply about their personal development and wellbeing.”
- “They get to know pupils’ interests and needs and provide them with thoughtful support.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 September 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 73% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 19 first-preference applications, 23 offers in total, 19 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Southwark.
- Pilgrims' Way Primary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Galleywall Primary, City of London Academy 0.4 mi Standards maintained
- John Keats Primary School 0.4 mi Good
- Rotherhithe Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bird In Bush School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Phoenix Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Francis RC Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Southwark Park Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published