How many schools does Southwark have?

OfferDay lists 122 schools in Southwark, including 66 primary schools and 19 secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Southwark?

Every school in Southwark is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Southwark ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Southwark where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

How many towns are in the Southwark local authority?

OfferDay groups the Southwark schools across three towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

Schools in the Southwark local authority

Southwark has 122 schools listed on OfferDay across 3 towns.

4 nursery schools · 66 primary schools · 19 secondary schools · 1 all-through school · 19 special and alternative provision schools · 8 independent schools · 5 other establishments

About schools in Southwark

Southwark lists 122 schools across a mix of phases. Its 19 secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. One all-through school teaches every age from the early years to school-leaving age on a single site.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 70%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 67 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 52.4; average Attainment 8 score, across the 24 schools with published results

Top schools in Southwark

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

1 The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie 93%
2 Charles Dickens Primary School 92%
3 St John's Roman Catholic Primary School 92%
4 Angel Oak Academy 90%
5 Redriff Primary, City of London Academy 89%
6 Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich 89%
7 Judith Kerr Primary School 86%
8 Dulwich Hamlet Junior School 84%

Secondary

1 The Charter School North Dulwich 65.0
2 The St Thomas the Apostle College 61.7
3 Kingsdale Foundation School 59.9
4 Sacred Heart Catholic School 58.0
5 St Michael's Catholic College 58.0
6 The Charter School East Dulwich 56.3
7 Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich 55.5
8 Harris Academy Bermondsey 54.6

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Southwark.

Schools not listed under a town

These schools have no town recorded in the national register.

Dulwich Prep & Senior
Other independent school · Ages 2 to 16 · Boys

Common questions about schools in Southwark

How many schools does Southwark have?: OfferDay lists 122 schools in Southwark, including 66 primary schools and 19 secondary schools.
Who inspects schools in Southwark?: Every school in Southwark is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
How are schools in Southwark ranked?: OfferDay ranks schools in Southwark where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.
How many towns are in the Southwark local authority?: OfferDay groups the Southwark schools across three towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 29 July 2026.