Community school · Southwark

Bird In Bush School

3–11Ages
381Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100780URN

Bird-in-Bush School, Bird-in-Bush Road, Peckham, SE15 1QP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.6 below Southwark median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Southwark

54 applications for 25 places · 42nd of 57 in Southwark

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Southwark 69% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 2 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision		Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Southwark median (2.7) close to England median (2.2)

54 applications · 25 places offered · 24 named it first

2026 2.2; Southwark median median 2.7
2025 2.6; Southwark median median 2.8
2024 1.9; Southwark median median 3.1
2023 1.8; Southwark median median 2.9
2022 2.0; Southwark median median 2.7
2021 2.6; Southwark median median 2.9
2020 2.0; Southwark median median 2.8
2019 1.8; Southwark median median 2.8
2018 1.9; Southwark median median 2.9
2017 2.4; Southwark median median 3.1
2016 2.2; Southwark median median 3.0
2015 1.9; Southwark median median 2.9
2014 1.7; Southwark median median 3.0

More applications per place than the Southwark median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Southwark median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	25	54	2.2	24	0.96
Sep 2025	20	52	2.6	19	0.95
Sep 2024	38	73	1.9	38	1.00
Sep 2023	43	77	1.8	42	0.98
Sep 2022	33	66	2.0	31	0.94
Sep 2021	32	82	2.6	30	0.94
Sep 2020	44	88	2.0	41	0.93
Sep 2019	38	70	1.8	34	0.89
Sep 2018	48	89	1.9	44	0.92
Sep 2017	36	85	2.4	29	0.81
Sep 2016	56	123	2.2	46	0.82
Sep 2015	62	115	1.9	41	0.66
Sep 2014	74	126	1.7	50	0.68

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 71% · Maths 76% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%38th of 62 in Southwark

Southwark 69% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Southwark 81% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Southwark 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Southwark 77% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Southwark 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Southwark 80% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Southwark 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Southwark median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	67%	4%	106	104
2023/24	54%	0%	103	102
2022/23	51%	2%	102	101

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Bird In Bush SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Francis RC Primary School
0.3 km · Southwark

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park
0.4 km · Southwark

Remains Good · improving2024

3.1applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Pilgrims' Way Primary School
0.5 km · Southwark

Standards maintained2024

1.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
John Keats Primary School
0.6 km · Southwark

Good2023

2.3applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Phoenix Primary School
0.7 km · Southwark

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Ilderton Primary School
0.8 km · Southwark

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
John Donne Primary School
0.8 km · Southwark

Good2023

2.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St James the Great Roman Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Southwark

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100780 · 210/2085
Capacity: 525 pupils · 381 on roll
Free school meals: 59.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Replaced: Cobourg Primary School (URN 100782)
Address: Bird-in-Bush School, Bird-in-Bush Road, Peckham, SE15 1QP
Local authority: Southwark

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources