Community school · Southwark

Oliver Goldsmith Primary School

3–11Ages
358Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100821URN

Peckham Road, Camberwell, London, SE5 8UH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2022 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

74 applications for 34 places · 41st of 57 in Southwark

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

51%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 · 24 May 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

2.2applications per place, Reception

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

74 applications · 34 places offered · 26 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.2; Southwark median median 2.7
2025 2.8; Southwark median median 2.8
2024 3.9; Southwark median median 3.1
2023 2.9; Southwark median median 2.9
2022 2.5; Southwark median median 2.7
2021 2.5; Southwark median median 2.9
2020 2.8; Southwark median median 2.8
2019 2.2; Southwark median median 2.8
2018 2.6; Southwark median median 2.9
2017 3.0; Southwark median median 3.1
2016 4.0; Southwark median median 3.0
2015 3.5; Southwark median median 2.9
2014 3.5; 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	34	74	2.2	26	0.76
Sep 2025	28	79	2.8	26	0.93
Sep 2024	21	81	3.9	20	0.95
Sep 2023	30	88	2.9	27	0.90
Sep 2022	40	101	2.5	40	1.00
Sep 2021	47	116	2.5	44	0.94
Sep 2020	41	115	2.8	32	0.78
Sep 2019	59	129	2.2	50	0.85
Sep 2018	57	149	2.6	48	0.84
Sep 2017	60	180	3.0	56	0.93
Sep 2016	51	203	4.0	48	0.94
Sep 2015	61	215	3.5	55	0.90
Sep 2014	60	212	3.5	58	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 59% · Maths 63% → all three 51% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard51%58th of 62 in Southwark

Southwark 69% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Southwark 81% England 78%

Higher standard10%

Southwark 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard59%

Southwark 77% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Southwark 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Southwark 80% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Southwark 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	51%	2%	102	102
2023/24	49%	3%	103	103
2022/23	48%	7%	101	103

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

Oliver Goldsmith Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.2applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
St James the Great Roman Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Southwark

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Angel Oak Academy
0.6 km · Southwark

Remains Outstanding2024

2.0applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
St George's Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Southwark

Good2023

3.8applications per place 62%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
Lyndhurst Primary School
0.9 km · Southwark

Remains Good2023

3.6applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park
0.9 km · Southwark

Remains Good · improving2024

3.1applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Francis RC Primary School
1.0 km · Southwark

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
The Belham Primary School
1.0 km · Southwark

Remains Good2024

3.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100821 · 210/2855
Capacity: 480 pupils · 358 on roll
Free school meals: 58.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Peckham Road, Camberwell, London, SE5 8UH
Local authority: Southwark

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