Free schools · Southwark

John Keats Primary School

4–11Ages
362Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145888URN

391 Rotherhithe New Road, Rotherhithe, London, SE16 3FN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.5 below Southwark median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Southwark

78 applications for 34 places · 39th of 57 in Southwark

Every year since 2019

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%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 · 22 February 2023Ofsted'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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

78 applications · 34 places offered · 33 named it first

2026 2.3; Southwark median median 2.7
2025 2.1; Southwark median median 2.8
2024 2.2; Southwark median median 3.1
2023 2.0; Southwark median median 2.9
2022 2.1; Southwark median median 2.7
2021 4.2; Southwark median median 2.9
2020 3.2; Southwark median median 2.8
2019 2.4; Southwark median median 2.8

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	78	2.3	33	0.97
Sep 2025	36	75	2.1	34	0.94
Sep 2024	42	94	2.2	40	0.95
Sep 2023	51	104	2.0	46	0.90
Sep 2022	43	92	2.1	37	0.86
Sep 2021	21	88	4.2	17	0.81
Sep 2020	27	85	3.2	24	0.89
Sep 2019	35	83	2.4	19	0.54

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 77% · Maths 50% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%60th of 62 in Southwark

Southwark 69% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Southwark 81% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Southwark 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Southwark 77% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Southwark 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Southwark 80% England 77%

Higher standard3%

Southwark 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (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	47%	0%	102	98
2023/24
2022/23

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

John Keats Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.3applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Phoenix Primary School
0.3 km · Southwark

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Bird In Bush School
0.6 km · Southwark

Good2024

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Galleywall Primary, City of London Academy
0.6 km · Southwark

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Francis RC Primary School
0.6 km · Southwark

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Ilderton Primary School
0.7 km · Southwark

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Pilgrims' Way Primary School
0.8 km · Southwark

Standards maintained2024

1.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park
1.0 km · Southwark

Remains Good · improving2024

3.1applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Southwark Park Primary School
1.1 km · Southwark

Good2023

2.6applications per place 76%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Free schools
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145888 · 210/2009
Trust: Nexus Education Schools Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 362 on roll
Free school meals: 62.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 3 September 2018
Address: 391 Rotherhithe New Road, Rotherhithe, London, SE16 3FN
Local authority: Southwark

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