Community school · Southwark

Heber Primary School

3–11Ages
447Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100793URN

Heber Road, East Dulwich, London, SE22 9LA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2019

Improved significantlyUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.4per place

1.7 above Southwark median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Southwark

264 applications for 60 places · 5th of 57 in Southwark

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Southwark 69% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2019

Improved significantlyUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

The graded inspection, 8 October 2019Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

12 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Improved significantly
8 October 2019
Graded inspection: Good

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

4.4applications per place, Reception

1.7 above Southwark median (2.7) 2.2 above England median (2.2)

264 applications · 60 places offered · 79 named it first

2026 4.4; Southwark median median 2.7
2025 4.6; Southwark median median 2.8
2024 4.6; Southwark median median 3.1
2023 5.0; Southwark median median 2.9
2022 5.3; Southwark median median 2.7
2021 5.5; Southwark median median 2.9
2020 5.5; Southwark median median 2.8
2019 4.9; Southwark median median 2.8
2018 4.9; Southwark median median 2.9
2017 4.8; Southwark median median 3.1
2016 4.5; Southwark median median 3.0
2015 5.1; Southwark median median 2.9
2014 5.4; Southwark median median 3.0

More applications per place than the Southwark median in 13 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	60	264	4.4	79	1.32
Sep 2025	60	278	4.6	84	1.40
Sep 2024	60	276	4.6	74	1.23
Sep 2023	60	297	5.0	103	1.72
Sep 2022	58	305	5.3	101	1.74
Sep 2021	60	330	5.5	72	1.20
Sep 2020	60	331	5.5	83	1.38
Sep 2019	60	292	4.9	61	1.02
Sep 2018	60	294	4.9	47	0.78
Sep 2017	60	287	4.8	35	0.58
Sep 2016	59	268	4.5	55	0.93
Sep 2015	59	298	5.1	53	0.90
Sep 2014	60	324	5.4	79	1.32

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 92% · Writing 74% · Maths 86% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%28th of 62 in Southwark

Southwark 69% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard92%

Southwark 81% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Southwark 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Southwark 77% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Southwark 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Southwark 80% England 77%

Higher standard36%

Southwark 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	70%	8%	110	108
2023/24	78%	15%	111	110
2022/23	68%	13%	106	104

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

Heber Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Improved significantly2025

4.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich
0.3 km · Southwark

Remains Outstanding2023

3.7applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Southwark

Remains Good2021

2.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Goodrich Community Primary School
0.5 km · Southwark

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Dulwich Village Church of England Infants' School
0.9 km · Southwark

Outstanding2023

4.4applications per place
Goose Green Primary and Nursery School
1.0 km · Southwark

Standards maintained2025

6.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Dulwich Hamlet Junior School
1.0 km · Southwark

Outstanding2023

84%met the SATs standard
Bessemer Grange Primary School
1.1 km · Southwark

Remains Good2024

3.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School
1.2 km · Southwark

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100793 · 210/2293
Capacity: 420 pupils · 447 on roll
Free school meals: 12.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Heber Road, East Dulwich, London, SE22 9LA
Local authority: Southwark

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