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Oliver Goldsmith Primary School

Primary

Southwark · London · SE5 8UH www.olivergoldsmith.southwark.sch.uk

Pupils
358
cap. 480
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

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

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
24 May 2022
Good

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Good

Other Ofsted reports

8 reports
18 May 2021
Monitoring visit
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27 Jan 2021
Monitoring visit
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17 Sep 2019
Monitoring visit
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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
51%
+2pp
LA
69%
England
63%
60%54%48%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
2%
-1pp
LA
12%
England
8%
7%5%2%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
10%
Writing expected standard
59%
Writing higher standard
2%
Maths expected standard
63%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
73%
SPAG expected standard
71%
LA AVG 79%
SPAG higher standard
31%
LA AVG 36%
Reading scaled score
102.0
LA AVG 106.53
Maths scaled score
102.0
LA AVG 105.68
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
376
cap. 480
447404361
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Pupil : teacher ratio
19.4
LA AVG 20.19:1
23.020.818.5
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EAL
50%
LA AVG 37.2%
65%58%50%
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FSM eligible
57%
LA AVG 42.29%
57%50%43%
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SEN
18%
LA AVG 22.31%
22%16%10%
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Overall absence
9%
LA
5%
England
5%
9%7%5%
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Persistent absence
33%
LA
15%
England
13%
33%22%10%
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Overview

AddressPeckham Road, Camberwell, London, SE5 8UH
Telephone02077034894
Local authoritySouthwark
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.4:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£9099 spend / pupil£9500 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView 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
2024/2551%2%376
2023/2449%3%413
2022/2348%7%+0.50+4.30+1.70363
2018/1960%5%+1.10+0.60+1.50433
2017/1848%2%+0.80+0.00+0.50447
2016/1755%2%+0.90+2.80+2.60443
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2573%10%59%2%63%20%73%71%102.0102.0105.018%
2023/2458%14%66%12%69%20%78%69%103.0103.0106.012%
2022/2357%19%65%28%69%19%72%70%101.0103.0105.016%
2018/1960%19%74%7%81%17%79%76%101.0103.0105.017%
2017/1871%16%72%5%71%12%78%79%103.0102.0105.016%
2016/1762%3%78%9%78%12%76%86%101.0103.0106.022%

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
2024/2537619.418%50%57%9%33%
2023/2441323.012%55%54%9%27%
2022/2336318.716%57%43%8%26%
2021/2236120.410%57%51%8%27%
2020/2136722.813%64%47%
2018/1943322.317%64%43%5%12%
2017/1844718.516%56%48%4%10%
2016/1744318.522%65%51%5%11%

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