Southwark Park 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 🔒
Southwark Park Primary School is a primary school in London, Southwark for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 11 October 2023. Southwark has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Southwark Park 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, 76% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%).
- In 2024/25, reading, writing and maths results ranked 2nd highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Southwark that have results.
- Reception 2026 had 30 first-choice applications for 35 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 10 of the 92 applications for Reception 2026 came from families living outside Southwark, and 4 offers went to them.
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
- 383 Southwark Park Road, Bermondsey, Southwark, London, SE16 2JH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Southwark
- Pupils on roll
- 386 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 51.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 11 October 2023
Strengths
- “Diversity is celebrated and everyone is accepted for who they are at Southwark Park.”
- “Pupils and their families develop strong relationships with staff from the moment they join the school.”
- “Pupils trust the adults who work with them.”
To improve
- “However, there are occasions where this is done less consistently.”
- “In these instances, errors and misconceptions are not identified or corrected swiftly and can persist.”
- “As a result, some pupils do not develop the depth of knowledge and understanding they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 November 2023 (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) | 76% | 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: 30 first-preference applications, 35 offers in total, 30 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.
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Galleywall Primary, City of London Academy 0.3 mi Standards maintained
- Rotherhithe Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Riverside Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Albion Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St James' Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Ilderton Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published