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Charles Dickens Primary School

Primary

Southwark · London · SE1 1AF www.charlesdickens.southwark.sch.uk/

Pupils
494
cap. 420
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Latest Ofsted report
24 Jun 2025
School inspection

Other Ofsted reports

1 report
8 Jul 2020
Academy conversion letter
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Southwark. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
92%
+3pp
LA
69%
England
63%
95%92%89%
'23'24'25
RWM higher
34%
+8pp
LA
12%
England
8%
44%35%26%
'23'24'25

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
93%
Reading higher standard
49%
Writing expected standard
95%
Writing higher standard
47%
Maths expected standard
97%
Maths higher standard
58%
Science expected standard
97%
SPAG expected standard
81%
LA AVG 79%
SPAG higher standard
39%
LA AVG 36%
Reading scaled score
109.0
LA AVG 106.53
Maths scaled score
110.0
LA AVG 105.68
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
479
cap. 420
488480471
'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
30.5
LA AVG 20.19:1
30.524.618.8
'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
19%
LA AVG 37.2%
27%23%19%
'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
44%
LA AVG 42.29%
44%39%34%
'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
16%
LA AVG 22.31%
16%15%13%
'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
4%
LA
5%
England
5%
6%5%4%
'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
6%
LA
15%
England
13%
18%12%5%
'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressToulmin Street, London, SE1 1AF
Telephone02074071769
Local authoritySouthwark
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio30.5:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£10520 spend / pupil£11670 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2592%34%479
2023/2489%26%475
2022/2395%44%+5.50+5.20+5.50488
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2593%49%95%47%97%58%97%81%109.0110.0107.016%
2023/2495%44%92%44%92%44%97%85%109.0108.0108.015%
2022/2398%71%97%54%97%63%97%95%112.0112.0110.013%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Became an academy 1 Jul 2020 (was URN 100781)

Predecessor — Key Stage 2

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2018/1985%28%+2.20+3.00+2.30481
2017/1895%40%+4.50+3.50+4.50455
2016/1781%35%+2.40+3.10+7.50432

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2547930.516%19%44%4%6%
2023/2447528.315%19%44%4%5%
2022/2348824.213%22%41%4%7%
2021/2248622.915%25%39%6%18%
2020/2147118.815%27%34%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.