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Schools in Southwark[1]

Local authority district E09000028 · 114 open schools[2]

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Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 173 neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs)[3] by their place in England's Index of Multiple Deprivation, in fifths of all neighbourhoods (1 in 5 of England's neighbourhoods is in each fifth):

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 deciles grouped in pairs; it describes the neighbourhoods, not the pupils who attend the district's schools.

By kind of deprivation

The share of the district's neighbourhoods in each fifth of England's on each part of the index (the most deprived 20% are deciles 1 and 2, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of England's neighbourhoods):

Measure Most deprived 20% Second Middle Fourth Least deprived 20%
Income 21%[4] 42%[4] 18%[4] 10%[4] 9%[4]
Employment 8%[4] 46%[4] 19%[4] 13%[4] 14%[4]
Education and skills 1%[4] 9%[4] 35%[4] 26%[4] 29%[4]
Health and disability 6%[4] 43%[4] 31%[4] 16%[4] 5%[4]
Crime 17%[4] 40%[4] 24%[4] 15%[4] 4%[4]
Housing and services 25%[4] 54%[4] 11%[4] 9%[4] 1%[4]
Living environment 52%[4] 39%[4] 7%[4] 2%[4] 0%[4]
Children in low-income families 32%[4] 35%[4] 9%[4] 14%[4] 10%[4]

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Income: People on low incomes: out of work, or in work on low pay, and receiving benefits or tax credits. Employment: Working-age people out of work through unemployment, sickness, disability or caring. Education and skills: Low attainment and skills: children's results and staying on in education, adults' qualifications and English. Health and disability: Risk of early death and of a poorer quality of life through ill health or disability. Crime: Risk of personal and material victimisation: recorded violence, burglary, theft and criminal damage. Housing and services: Barriers to housing and services: distance to a GP, school, shop and post office, and housing that is unaffordable, overcrowded or hard to get. Living environment: The quality of the local environment: housing in poor condition or without central heating, air quality and road accidents. Children in low-income families: Children aged 0–15 living in income-deprived families (the IDACI, part of the income measure).

Census 2021

Shares in the district's neighbourhoods together, on census day (21 March 2021):

Households that own their home: Households that own their home outright or with a mortgage or loan (shared ownership not included), of all households. Adults with a degree or similar: Residents aged 16 and over whose highest qualification is Level 4 or above (a degree, HND, NVQ level 4 or higher), of all residents aged 16 and over. Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: Residents aged 16 and over in higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (NS-SEC classes 1–3, by their current or most recent job), of all residents aged 16 and over.

Secondary schools (20)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Ark All Saints Academy 11–18[2]
A8 52 2025/26[8]
Ark Globe Academy 3–18[2]
A8 46 2025/26[8] AL B- 2024/25[9] KS2 75% 2024/25[10]
Ark Walworth Academy 11–18[2]
A8 44 2025/26[8] AL C+ 2024/25[9]
Bacon's College 11–19[2]
A8 52 2025/26[8] AL B- 2024/25[9]
City of London Academy (Southwark) 11–19[2]
A8 49 2025/26[8] AL B- 2024/25[9]
Haberdashers' Borough Academy 11–18[2]
A8 49 2025/26[8]
Harris Academy Bermondsey 11–18[2]
A8 54 2025/26[8] AL C 2024/25[9]
Harris Academy Peckham 11–16[2]
A8 40 2025/26[8]
Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich 11–18[2]
A8 54 2025/26[8] AL C+ 2024/25[9]
Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich 11–18[2]
A8 51 2025/26[8] AL C 2024/25[9]
Kingsdale Foundation School 11–19[2]
A8 57 2025/26[8] AL B+ 2024/25[9]
Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School 11–16[2]
A8 44 2025/26[8]
Sacred Heart Catholic School 11–18[2]
A8 57 2025/26[8] AL B- 2024/25[9]
South Bank University Academy 11–19[2]
A8 33 2025/26[8] AL D+ 2024/25[9]
St Michael's Catholic College 11–18[2]
A8 59 2025/26[8] AL B- 2024/25[9]
St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School 11–18[2]
A8 48 2025/26[8] AL C 2024/25[9]
The Charter School Bermondsey 11–16[2]
A8 44 2025/26[8]
The Charter School East Dulwich 11–19[2]
A8 55 2025/26[8] AL B 2024/25[9]
The Charter School North Dulwich 11–18[2]
A8 62 2025/26[8] AL B+ 2024/25[9]
The St Thomas the Apostle College 11–18[2]
A8 62 2025/26[8] AL B+ 2024/25[9]

Primary schools (68)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Albion Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 69% 2024/25[10]
Alfred Salter Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 73% 2024/25[10]
Angel Oak Academy 4–11[2]
KS2 90% 2024/25[10]
Bellenden Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 70% 2024/25[10]
Bessemer Grange Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 78% 2024/25[10]
Bird In Bush School 3–11[2]
KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
Boutcher Church of England Primary School 5–11[2]
KS2 84% 2024/25[10]
Brunswick Park Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 82% 2024/25[10]
Charles Dickens Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 92% 2024/25[10]
Crampton Primary 4–11[2]
KS2 62% 2024/25[10]
Crawford Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
Dulwich Hamlet Junior School 7–11[2]
KS2 84% 2024/25[10]
Dulwich Village Church of England Infants' School 4–7[2]
Dulwich Wood Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 70% 2024/25[10]
English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 77% 2024/25[10]
Friars Primary Foundation School 3–11[2]
KS2 68% 2024/25[10]
Galleywall Primary, City of London Academy 4–11[2]
KS2 69% 2024/25[10]
Goodrich Community Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 59% 2024/25[10]
Goose Green Primary and Nursery School 3–11[2]
KS2 55% 2024/25[10]
Grange Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
Grove Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 56% 2024/25[10]
Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich 4–11[2]
KS2 89% 2024/25[10]
Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park 3–11[2]
KS2 76% 2024/25[10]
Heber Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 70% 2024/25[10]
Hollydale Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 59% 2024/25[10]
Ilderton Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 73% 2024/25[10]
Ivydale Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 68% 2024/25[10]
John Donne Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 65% 2024/25[10]
John Keats Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 47% 2024/25[10]
John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes 3–11[2]
KS2 68% 2024/25[10]
Judith Kerr Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 86% 2024/25[10]
Keyworth Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 63% 2024/25[10]
Lyndhurst Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 71% 2024/25[10]
Michael Faraday School 3–11[2]
KS2 65% 2024/25[10]
Oasis Academy Surrey Square 3–11[2]
KS2 72% 2024/25[10]
Oliver Goldsmith Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 51% 2024/25[10]
Paxton Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 64% 2024/25[10]
Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 60% 2024/25[10]
Phoenix Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 80% 2024/25[10]
Pilgrims' Way Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 66% 2024/25[10]
Redriff Primary, City of London Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 89% 2024/25[10]
Riverside Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 76% 2024/25[10]
Robert Browning Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 43% 2024/25[10]
Rotherhithe Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 77% 2024/25[10]
Rye Oak Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 48% 2024/25[10]
Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough 3–11[2]
KS2 83% 2024/25[10]
Snowsfields Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 61% 2024/25[10]
Southwark Park Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 76% 2024/25[10]
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 72% 2024/25[10]
St Francis RC Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 60% 2024/25[10]
St George's Cathedral Catholic Primary School 3–11[2]
St George's Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 62% 2024/25[10]
St James the Great Roman Catholic Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 75% 2024/25[10]
St James' Church of England Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 68% 2024/25[10]
St John the Divine Church of England Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 52% 2024/25[10]
St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School 5–11[2]
KS2 73% 2024/25[10]
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 92% 2024/25[10]
St Joseph's Catholic Infants School 3–7[2]
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School 7–11[2]
KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 3–11[2]
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
St Jude's Church of England Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 43% 2024/25[10]
St Paul's Church of England Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 61% 2024/25[10]
St Peter's Church of England Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 68% 2024/25[10]
The Belham Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 80% 2024/25[10]
The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie 3–11[2]
KS2 93% 2024/25[10]
Tower Bridge Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 59% 2024/25[10]
Victory Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 74% 2024/25[10]

Independent schools (8)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Alleyn's School 4–18[2]
AL A 2024/25[9]
Arco Academy 11–16[2]
Dulwich College 0–19[2]
AL A- 2024/25[9]
Dulwich Prep & Senior 2–16[2]
Herne Hill School 2–7[2]
James Allen's Girls' School 4–18[2]
AL A 2024/25[9]
London Christian School 3–11[2]
The Villa 2–7[2]

Special schools and alternative provision (14)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Beormund Primary School 5–11[2]
Cavendish School 11–16[2]
Cherry Garden School 2–11[2]
Haymerle School 5–11[2]
Highshore School 11–19[2]
Imperial Oak School 4–11[2]
Lift Newlands 11–16[2]
Maudsley and Bethlem Hospital School 4–19[2]
PhoenixPlace 11–16[2]
Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (Sils) 11–16[2]
Spa School Camberwell 4–16[2]
Spa School, Bermondsey 11–19[2]
Treasure House (London) CIC 14–19[2]
Tuke School 11–19[2]

Nursery schools (4)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Dulwich Wood Nursery School 2–5[2]
Kintore Way Nursery School 2–4[2]
Nell Gwynn Nursery School 2–5[2]
The Grove Nursery School 2–4[2]

Sources

  1. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Office for National Statistics: LSOA (2021) to Electoral Ward (2026) to LAD (2026) Best Fit Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-07. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English Indices of Deprivation. Period 2025. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS054 Tenure. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2023-01-06. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS067 Highest level of qualification. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2023-01-10. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS062 NS-SeC. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2022-12-08. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.