Community school · Southwark

Tower Bridge Primary School

3–11Ages
190Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100813URN

Fair Street, London, SE1 2AE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

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

49 applications for 18 places · 30th of 57 in Southwark

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%met the expected standard

Southwark 69% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 4 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

4 March 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
10 October 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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)

49 applications · 18 places offered · 15 named it first

2026 2.7; Southwark median median 2.7
2025 3.1; Southwark median median 2.8
2024 4.2; Southwark median median 3.1
2023 3.4; Southwark median median 2.9
2022 2.6; Southwark median median 2.7
2021 3.8; Southwark median median 2.9
2020 2.6; Southwark median median 2.8
2019 3.6; Southwark median median 2.8
2018 2.9; Southwark median median 2.9
2017 3.2; Southwark median median 3.1
2016 3.3; Southwark median median 3.0
2015 2.9; Southwark median median 2.9
2014 2.9; 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	18	49	2.7	15	0.83
Sep 2025	14	44	3.1	12	0.86
Sep 2024	14	59	4.2	12	0.86
Sep 2023	16	55	3.4	15	0.94
Sep 2022	20	52	2.6	16	0.80
Sep 2021	17	64	3.8	12	0.71
Sep 2020	30	77	2.6	15	0.50
Sep 2019	30	107	3.6	25	0.83
Sep 2018	30	88	2.9	18	0.60
Sep 2017	30	97	3.2	20	0.67
Sep 2016	27	89	3.3	21	0.78
Sep 2015	30	88	2.9	11	0.37
Sep 2014	28	80	2.9	13	0.46

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 69% · Maths 69% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%53rd of 62 in Southwark

Southwark 69% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Southwark 81% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Southwark 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Southwark 77% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Southwark 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Southwark 80% England 77%

Higher standard14%

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	59%	7%	105	104
2023/24	57%	7%	106	104
2022/23	58%	0%	104	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

Tower Bridge Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Snowsfields Primary School
0.5 km · Southwark

Good2023

2.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
0.6 km · Southwark

2026

2.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Grange Primary School
0.7 km · Southwark

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St James' Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Southwark

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Boutcher Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Southwark

Outstanding2022

3.6applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Riverside Primary School
0.9 km · Southwark

Good2023

2.7applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Hermitage Primary School
0.9 km · Tower Hamlets

Requires improvement2023

1.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough
1.1 km · Southwark

Remains Good2023

3.2applications per place 83%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: 100813 · 210/2607
Capacity: 236 pupils · 190 on roll
Free school meals: 63.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Fair Street, London, SE1 2AE
Local authority: Southwark

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