Snowsfields Primary School
Kirby Grove, London, SE1 3TD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Katherine Wooder
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- The Bridges Federation
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 222
- Pupils on roll
- 180
- URN
- 100811
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02075259065
About this school
Snowsfields Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 180 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Snowsfields Primary 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 87% | 79% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 8% | 26% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 83% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 79% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 83% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.10 | - | - |
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 Snowsfields Primary 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 | 87% | 65.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 63.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 65.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 188 |
| 2023/24 | 197 |
| 2024/25 | 183 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Snowsfields Primary School compares
Snowsfields Primary School ranked 50th of 63 primary schools in Southwark for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 7.3% | 52.9% | 180 | — |
| Tower Bridge Primary School | 59% | 6% | 60.7% | 190 | 0.3 miles |
| Grange Primary School | 67% | 5.4% | 59.8% | 275 | 0.4 miles |
| Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough | 83% | 4.6% | 43.5% | 175 | 0.4 miles |
| The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie | 93% | 4.6% | 23% | 217 | 0.4 miles |
| Charles Dickens Primary School | 92% | 3.7% | 44% | 494 | 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)
- 52.94%
- English as an additional language
- 41%
- Overall absence
- 7.25%
- Persistent absence
- 23.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tower Bridge Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Grange Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough0.4 miles
Primary · London
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The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Charles Dickens Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Snowsfields Primary School ranks 764th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
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Common questions
- What ages does Snowsfields Primary School teach?
- Snowsfields Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Snowsfields Primary School?
- The headteacher of Snowsfields Primary School is Ms Katherine Wooder, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Snowsfields Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Snowsfields Primary 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 Snowsfields Primary School?
- Snowsfields Primary School has 180 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Snowsfields Primary School full?
- Snowsfields Primary School has capacity for 222 pupils and 180 on roll (81%), 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 Snowsfields Primary School a faith school?
- No. Snowsfields Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Snowsfields Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Snowsfields Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Snowsfields Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Snowsfields Primary School is part of the The Bridges Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Snowsfields Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Snowsfields Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Snowsfields Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 87% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Snowsfields Primary School compare with other schools in Southwark?
- Snowsfields Primary School ranked 50th of 63 primary schools in Southwark for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Snowsfields Primary School's absence rate?
- Snowsfields Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Snowsfields Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Snowsfields Primary 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.