Free schools · Southwark

Judith Kerr Primary School

3–11Ages
409Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139907URN

62-68 Half Moon Lane, Herne Hill, London, SE24 9JE · 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

5.6per place

2.8 above Southwark median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Southwark

307 applications for 55 places · 2nd of 57 in Southwark

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

86%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 · 4 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

5.6applications per place, Reception

2.8 above Southwark median (2.7) 3.4 above England median (2.2)

307 applications · 55 places offered · 64 named it first

2026 5.6; Southwark median median 2.7
2025 5.6; Southwark median median 2.8
2024 5.0; Southwark median median 3.1
2023 5.0; Southwark median median 2.9
2022 5.6; Southwark median median 2.7
2021 5.6; Southwark median median 2.9
2020 5.7; Southwark median median 2.8
2019 5.2; Southwark median median 2.8
2018 4.9; Southwark median median 2.9
2017 4.5; Southwark median median 3.1
2016 3.8; Southwark median median 3.0
2015 3.9; Southwark median median 2.9
2014 5.3; 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	55	307	5.6	64	1.16
Sep 2025	56	311	5.6	79	1.41
Sep 2024	56	278	5.0	81	1.45
Sep 2023	57	282	5.0	76	1.33
Sep 2022	56	311	5.6	85	1.52
Sep 2021	56	313	5.6	87	1.55
Sep 2020	56	320	5.7	86	1.54
Sep 2019	56	291	5.2	76	1.36
Sep 2018	50	244	4.9	46	0.92
Sep 2017	50	226	4.5	40	0.80
Sep 2016	47	179	3.8	39	0.83
Sep 2015	51	198	3.9	46	0.90
Sep 2014	51	270	5.3	86	1.69

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 93% · Maths 89% → all three 86% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard86%7th of 62 in Southwark

Southwark 69% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Southwark 81% England 78%

Higher standard75%

Southwark 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 113 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard93%

Southwark 77% England 75%

Greater depth36%

Southwark 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Southwark 80% England 77%

Higher standard64%

Southwark 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 111 (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	86%	27%	113	111
2023/24	77%	19%	111	109
2022/23	86%	35%	117	113

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

Judith Kerr Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

5.6applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Dulwich Village Church of England Infants' School
0.5 km · Southwark

Outstanding2023

4.4applications per place
Dulwich Hamlet Junior School
0.5 km · Southwark

Outstanding2023

84%met the SATs standard
Bessemer Grange Primary School
0.8 km · Southwark

Remains Good2024

3.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Rosendale Primary School
0.8 km · Lambeth

Outstanding2024

3.5applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
St Jude's Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Lambeth

Good2022

3.1applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Jessop Primary School
1.0 km · Lambeth

Outstanding2024

6.3applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich
1.2 km · Southwark

Remains Outstanding2023

3.7applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School
1.2 km · Lambeth

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Free schools
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139907 · 210/2002
Trust: Anthem Schools Trust
Capacity: 392 pupils · 409 on roll
Free school meals: 3.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 3 September 2013
Address: 62-68 Half Moon Lane, Herne Hill, London, SE24 9JE
Local authority: Southwark

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