Voluntary aided school · Southwark

Boutcher Church of England Primary School

5–11Ages
201Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
100822URN

93 Grange Road, Bermondsey, London, SE1 3BW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2022 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.6per place

0.8 above Southwark median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Southwark

107 applications for 30 places · 16th of 57 in Southwark

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

84%met the expected standard

Southwark 69% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 14 July 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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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

3.6applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Southwark median (2.7) 1.4 above England median (2.2)

107 applications · 30 places offered · 41 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.6; Southwark median median 2.7
2025 4.1; Southwark median median 2.8
2024 3.6; Southwark median median 3.1
2023 4.1; Southwark median median 2.9
2022 5.1; Southwark median median 2.7
2021 4.3; Southwark median median 2.9
2020 4.9; Southwark median median 2.8
2019 5.4; Southwark median median 2.8
2018 5.9; Southwark median median 2.9
2017 5.4; Southwark median median 3.1
2016 5.7; Southwark median median 3.0
2015 7.2; Southwark median median 2.9
2014 6.1; 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	30	107	3.6	41	1.37
Sep 2025	30	122	4.1	51	1.70
Sep 2024	30	108	3.6	37	1.23
Sep 2023	30	123	4.1	46	1.53
Sep 2022	30	152	5.1	56	1.87
Sep 2021	30	128	4.3	43	1.43
Sep 2020	30	147	4.9	50	1.67
Sep 2019	30	163	5.4	67	2.23
Sep 2018	30	176	5.9	63	2.10
Sep 2017	30	162	5.4	81	2.70
Sep 2016	30	171	5.7	62	2.07
Sep 2015	29	208	7.2	71	2.45
Sep 2014	30	184	6.1	59	1.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 91% · Maths 94% → all three 84% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard84%8th of 62 in Southwark

Southwark 69% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Southwark 81% England 78%

Higher standard56%

Southwark 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard91%

Southwark 77% England 75%

Greater depth28%

Southwark 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard94%

Southwark 80% England 77%

Higher standard47%

Southwark 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	84%	22%	110	109
2023/24	96%	41%	113	111
2022/23	89%	19%	113	110

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

Boutcher Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2022

3.6applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Grange Primary School
0.5 km · Southwark

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Surrey Square
0.7 km · Southwark

Remains Outstanding2022

2.1applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Southwark

2026

2.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Tower Bridge Primary School
0.9 km · Southwark

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Southwark

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Phoenix Primary School
1.0 km · Southwark

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Snowsfields Primary School
1.0 km · Southwark

Good2023

2.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100822 · 210/3313
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 201 on roll
Free school meals: 34.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: 93 Grange Road, Bermondsey, London, SE1 3BW
Local authority: Southwark

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