Academy sponsor led · Southwark

St Paul's Church of England Primary School

2–11Ages
207Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
146669URN

Penrose Street, Walworth, London, SE17 3DT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.9 below Southwark median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Southwark

41 applications for 22 places · 55th of 57 in Southwark

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%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 · 18 July 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

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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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.9 below Southwark median (2.7) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

41 applications · 22 places offered · 22 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Southwark median median 2.7
2025 2.3; Southwark median median 2.8
2024 4.2; Southwark median median 3.1
2023 2.1; Southwark median median 2.9
2022 1.8; Southwark median median 2.7
2021 2.7; Southwark median median 2.9
2020 2.2; Southwark median median 2.8
2019 2.8; Southwark median median 2.8
2018 2.3; Southwark median median 2.9; as the previous school
2017 2.5; Southwark median median 3.1; as the previous school
2016 2.4; Southwark median median 3.0; as the previous school
2015 2.4; Southwark median median 2.9; as the previous school
2014 2.8; Southwark median median 3.0; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Southwark median in 1 of 8 years.

This school
Southwark median

Dashed bars: as St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Walworth (URN 100838), the previous school.

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	22	41	1.9	22	1.00
Sep 2025	12	28	2.3	10	0.83
Sep 2024	6	25	4.2	6	1.00
Sep 2023	18	38	2.1	17	0.94
Sep 2022	17	30	1.8	16	0.94
Sep 2021	13	35	2.7	12	0.92
Sep 2020	21	47	2.2	19	0.90
Sep 2019	16	44	2.8	16	1.00
Sep 2018 *	24	55	2.3	23	0.96
Sep 2017 *	35	87	2.5	33	0.94
Sep 2016 *	35	83	2.4	30	0.86
Sep 2015 *	44	106	2.4	49	1.11
Sep 2014 *	24	67	2.8	21	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 74% · Maths 70% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%49th of 62 in Southwark

Southwark 69% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Southwark 81% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Southwark 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Southwark 77% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Southwark 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Southwark 80% England 77%

Higher standard4%

Southwark 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	61%	4%	105	101
2023/24	67%	3%	105	103
2022/23	60%	3%	102	102

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

St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Keyworth Primary School
0.4 km · Southwark

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes
0.4 km · Southwark

Outstanding2023

2.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
0.4 km · Southwark

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Crampton Primary
0.4 km · Southwark

Outstanding2024

3.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Robert Browning Primary School
0.5 km · Southwark

2025

2.6applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Michael Faraday School
0.8 km · Southwark

Remains Good2024

2.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School
0.8 km · Southwark

Remains Good2022

67%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Infants School
0.8 km · Southwark

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146669 · 210/2010
Trust: SDBE Multi-Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 315 pupils · 207 on roll
Free school meals: 53.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2019
Replaced: St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Walworth (URN 100838)
Address: Penrose Street, Walworth, London, SE17 3DT
Local authority: Southwark

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