Bird In Bush School
Bird-in-Bush School, Bird-in-Bush Road, Peckham, SE15 1QP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr James Robinson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Peckham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 525
- Pupils on roll
- 381
- URN
- 100780
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02076390431
About this school
Bird In Bush School is a community primary school in Peckham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 381 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bird In Bush School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 55 | 72 | 70 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 54% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 75% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 68% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 61% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bird In Bush School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Southwark average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51% | 65.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 63.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 65.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 381 |
| 2023/24 | 484 |
| 2024/25 | 428 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bird In Bush School compares
Bird In Bush School ranked 42nd of 63 primary schools in Southwark for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4% | 58.3% | 381 | — |
| St Francis RC Primary School | 60% | 4.8% | 42.2% | 253 | 0.2 miles |
| Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park | 76% | 5.3% | 58.2% | 242 | 0.3 miles |
| Pilgrims' Way Primary School | 66% | 6.1% | 55.3% | 171 | 0.3 miles |
| John Keats Primary School | 47% | 9.1% | 64.4% | 362 | 0.4 miles |
| Phoenix Primary School | 80% | 4.5% | 41.5% | 480 | 0.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 58.33%
- English as an additional language
- 27.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.97%
- Persistent absence
- 9.87%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Francis RC Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Pilgrims' Way Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
John Keats Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Phoenix Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Common questions
- What ages does Bird In Bush School teach?
- Bird In Bush School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Peckham.
- Who is the headteacher of Bird In Bush School?
- The headteacher of Bird In Bush School is Mr James Robinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bird In Bush School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bird In Bush School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Bird In Bush School?
- Bird In Bush School has 381 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bird In Bush School full?
- Bird In Bush School has capacity for 525 pupils and 381 on roll (73%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bird In Bush School a faith school?
- No. Bird In Bush School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bird In Bush School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bird In Bush School as having nursery classes.
- How have Bird In Bush School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bird In Bush School compare with other schools in Southwark?
- Bird In Bush School ranked 42nd of 63 primary schools in Southwark for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bird In Bush School's absence rate?
- Bird In Bush School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bird In Bush School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bird In Bush School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.