Community school · Southwark

Dulwich Wood Primary School

4–11Ages
417Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100801URN

Bowen Drive, Kingswood Estate, West Dulwich, London, SE21 8NS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.4 above Southwark median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Southwark

186 applications for 60 places · 22nd 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

Overall effectiveness: Good · 5 July 2022Ofsted'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

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

3.1applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Southwark median (2.7) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

186 applications · 60 places offered · 68 named it first

2026 3.1; Southwark median median 2.7
2025 3.0; Southwark median median 2.8
2024 3.2; Southwark median median 3.1
2023 3.7; Southwark median median 2.9
2022 3.1; Southwark median median 2.7
2021 3.4; Southwark median median 2.9
2020 3.8; Southwark median median 2.8
2019 3.5; Southwark median median 2.8
2018 4.0; Southwark median median 2.9
2017 3.6; Southwark median median 3.1
2016 2.7; Southwark median median 3.0
2015 2.2; Southwark median median 2.9
2014 1.5; Southwark median median 3.0

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	186	3.1	68	1.13
Sep 2025	60	179	3.0	60	1.00
Sep 2024	60	189	3.2	62	1.03
Sep 2023	60	220	3.7	74	1.23
Sep 2022	60	185	3.1	69	1.15
Sep 2021	59	203	3.4	65	1.10
Sep 2020	59	221	3.8	61	1.03
Sep 2019	59	209	3.5	56	0.95
Sep 2018	59	235	4.0	63	1.07
Sep 2017	60	216	3.6	58	0.97
Sep 2016	54	148	2.7	37	0.69
Sep 2015	60	131	2.2	37	0.62
Sep 2014	62	91	1.5	27	0.44

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 76% · Maths 83% → 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 standard83%

Southwark 81% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Southwark 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Southwark 77% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Southwark 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Southwark 80% England 77%

Higher standard39%

Southwark 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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%	9%	106	107
2023/24	54%	8%	107	104
2022/23	59%	2%	105	102

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

Dulwich Wood Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

3.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Elm Wood School
0.6 km · Lambeth

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Kingswood Primary School
0.8 km · Lambeth

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Paxton Primary School
1.1 km · Lambeth

Good2024

3.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Luke's Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Lambeth

Good2023

2.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Kelvin Grove Primary School
1.4 km · Lewisham

Good2023

2.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Rockmount Primary School
1.5 km · Croydon

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.4applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Eliot Bank Primary School
1.6 km · Lewisham

Good2023

3.3applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Julian's School
1.6 km · Lambeth

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100801 · 210/2365
Capacity: 420 pupils · 417 on roll
Free school meals: 26.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Bowen Drive, Kingswood Estate, West Dulwich, London, SE21 8NS
Local authority: Southwark

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