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EnglandLondonSouthwarkSE1 1AFCharles Dickens Primary School
Primary

Charles Dickens Primary School

Primary

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

Pupils
479
cap. 420
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
92%
RWM expected · 2024/25
34%
RWM higher · 2024/25
479
Pupils · 2024/25
19%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
92%
RWM expected · 2024/25
34%
RWM higher · 2024/25
479
Pupils · 2024/25
19%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 24/09/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySouthwark
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Charles Dickens Primary School · Primary · Southwark

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
92%
+3pp
95%92%89%
'23'24'25
'25 · 92%
RWM higher standard
34%
+8pp
44%35%26%
'23'24'25
'25 · 34%

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%
SPAG higher standard
39%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
110.0
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
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
19%
FSM eligible
44%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Toulmin Street, London, SE1 1AF
Local authority
Southwark
Telephone
Email

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 exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2592%34%93%49%95%47%97%58%97%81%109.0110.0107.016%479
2023/2489%26%95%44%92%44%92%44%97%85%109.0108.0108.015%475
2022/2395%44%98%71%97%54%97%63%97%95%112.0112.0110.0+5.50+5.20+5.5013%488

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.

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.