Alfred Salter Primary School
Quebec Way, Rotherhithe, London, SE16 7LP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Eleanor Prestage
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 403
- URN
- 100819
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02072523676
About this school
Alfred Salter Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 403 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Alfred Salter 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 50 | 49 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 65% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 10% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 71% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 76% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 67% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - | - |
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 Alfred Salter 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 | 52% | 65.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 63.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 65.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 401 |
| 2023/24 | 404 |
| 2024/25 | 389 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Alfred Salter Primary School compares
Alfred Salter Primary School ranked 24th of 63 primary schools in Southwark for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 7% | 31% | 403 | — |
| St John's Roman Catholic Primary School | 92% | 5.2% | 29.9% | 240 | 0.1 miles |
| Redriff Primary, City of London Academy | 89% | 4.7% | 25.3% | 456 | 0.3 miles |
| Albion Primary School | 69% | 5.7% | 41.5% | 401 | 0.3 miles |
| Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School | 60% | 9.1% | 52% | 84 | 0.5 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 213 | 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)
- 31.01%
- English as an additional language
- 36.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.02%
- Persistent absence
- 27.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · London
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Redriff Primary, City of London Academy0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Albion Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Alfred Salter Primary School ranks 468th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What ages does Alfred Salter Primary School teach?
- Alfred Salter Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Alfred Salter Primary School?
- The headteacher of Alfred Salter Primary School is Ms Eleanor Prestage, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Alfred Salter Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Alfred Salter 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 Alfred Salter Primary School?
- Alfred Salter Primary School has 403 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Alfred Salter Primary School full?
- Alfred Salter Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 403 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Alfred Salter Primary School a faith school?
- No. Alfred Salter Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Alfred Salter Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Alfred Salter Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Alfred Salter Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Alfred Salter Primary School compare with other schools in Southwark?
- Alfred Salter Primary School ranked 24th of 63 primary schools in Southwark for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Alfred Salter Primary School's absence rate?
- Alfred Salter Primary School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Alfred Salter Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Alfred Salter 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.