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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 9 May 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
- 16 October 2018Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry1,006 applications · 231 places offered · 212 named it first
- 2026 4.4; Southwark median median 3.1
- 2025 3.9; Southwark median median 3.1
- 2024 4.3; Southwark median median 3.1
- 2023 4.4; Southwark median median 3.2
- 2022 5.8; Southwark median median 3.1
- 2021 7.0; Southwark median median 3.1
- 2020 7.5; Southwark median median 3.2
- 2019 6.7; Southwark median median 3.3
- 2018 6.1; Southwark median median 3.4
- 2017 7.5; Southwark median median 3.1
- This school
- Southwark median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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 | 231 | 1,006 | 4.4 | 212 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2025 | 231 | 908 | 3.9 | 194 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2024 | 230 | 992 | 4.3 | 200 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2023 | 233 | 1,032 | 4.4 | 190 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2022 | 206 | 1,185 | 5.8 | 255 | 1.24 |
| Sep 2021 | 172 | 1,206 | 7.0 | 260 | 1.51 |
| Sep 2020 | 167 | 1,245 | 7.5 | 280 | 1.68 |
| Sep 2019 | 171 | 1,140 | 6.7 | 246 | 1.44 |
| Sep 2018 | 172 | 1,047 | 6.1 | 187 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2017 | 116 | 870 | 7.5 | 160 | 1.38 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 174 | 55.3 | 60% | 80% | – |
| 2024/25 | 175 | 56.3 | 63% | 78% | – |
| 2023/24 | 181 | 51.7 | 54% | 72% | +0.19 |
| 2022/23 | 181 | 54.9 | 59% | 78% | +0.31 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- The Charter School East DulwichThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good · improving20244.4applications per place 55.3Attainment 8
- 0.7 km · Southwark20266.7applications per place 62.5Attainment 8
- 1.1 km · SouthwarkOutstanding20233.6applications per place 54.0Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · SouthwarkGraded · no overall grade20252.0applications per place 40.0Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · LambethGraded · no overall grade20252.0applications per place 38.2Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · SouthwarkOutstanding20233.6applications per place 51.3Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · SouthwarkStandards maintained20243.3applications per place 61.8Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · SouthwarkOutstanding20236.0applications per place 57.4Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · LambethRemains Good20242.1applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 142178 · 210/4003
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,680 pupils · 1,389 on roll
- Free school meals
- 28.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 12 September 2016
- Address
- 72J East Dulwich Grove, London, SE22 8EY
- Local authority
- Southwark
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources