Community school · Southwark

Michael Faraday School

3–11Ages
429Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100803URN

Portland Street, Walworth, Southwark, London, SE17 2HR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

close to Southwark median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Southwark

134 applications for 50 places · 33rd of 57 in Southwark

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Southwark 69% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2024

Inspection history

13 June 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
16 October 2014
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

2.7applications per place, Reception

close to Southwark median (2.7) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

134 applications · 50 places offered · 44 named it first

2026 2.7; Southwark median median 2.7
2025 2.0; Southwark median median 2.8
2024 2.3; Southwark median median 3.1
2023 2.4; Southwark median median 2.9
2022 2.3; Southwark median median 2.7
2021 2.8; Southwark median median 2.9
2020 2.4; Southwark median median 2.8
2019 2.2; Southwark median median 2.8
2018 2.7; Southwark median median 2.9
2017 2.7; Southwark median median 3.1
2016 3.0; Southwark median median 3.0
2015 4.0; Southwark median median 2.9
2014 3.7; 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	50	134	2.7	44	0.88
Sep 2025	58	113	2.0	47	0.81
Sep 2024	52	118	2.3	45	0.87
Sep 2023	59	140	2.4	58	0.98
Sep 2022	60	135	2.3	55	0.92
Sep 2021	60	169	2.8	72	1.20
Sep 2020	60	141	2.4	71	1.18
Sep 2019	60	129	2.2	57	0.95
Sep 2018	57	155	2.7	44	0.77
Sep 2017	60	163	2.7	54	0.90
Sep 2016	59	175	3.0	67	1.14
Sep 2015	58	232	4.0	91	1.57
Sep 2014	60	221	3.7	76	1.27

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 71% · Maths 76% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%44th of 62 in Southwark

Southwark 69% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Southwark 81% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Southwark 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Southwark 77% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Southwark 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Southwark 80% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Southwark 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	65%	4%	104	105
2023/24	55%	5%	104	102
2022/23	59%	2%	105	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

Michael Faraday SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

2.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
0.4 km · Southwark

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Robert Browning Primary School
0.5 km · Southwark

2025

2.6applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Surrey Square
0.5 km · Southwark

Remains Outstanding2022

2.1applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School
0.6 km · Southwark

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St George's Church of England Primary School
0.6 km · Southwark

Good2023

3.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes
0.7 km · Southwark

Outstanding2023

2.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Southwark

Good2023

1.9applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Brunswick Park Primary School
0.8 km · Southwark

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 82%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100803 · 210/2411
Capacity: 420 pupils · 429 on roll
Free school meals: 37.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Portland Street, Walworth, Southwark, London, SE17 2HR
Local authority: Southwark

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