Redriff Primary, City of London Academy
Salter Road, Rotherhithe, London, SE16 5LQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CITY OF LONDON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanna James
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- City of London Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 470
- Pupils on roll
- 456
- URN
- 137648
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02072374272
About this school
Redriff Primary, City of London Academy is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 456 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 77 | 76 | 74 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 87% | 89% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 34% | 28% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 91% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 91% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 87% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 111.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.80 | - | - |
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 Redriff Primary, City of London Academy 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 | 73% | 65.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 87% | 63.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 89% | 65.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 538 |
| 2023/24 | 496 |
| 2024/25 | 478 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Redriff Primary, City of London Academy compares
Redriff Primary, City of London Academy ranked 5th of 63 primary schools in Southwark for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 89% | 4.7% | 25.3% | 456 | — |
| St John's Roman Catholic Primary School | 92% | 5.2% | 29.9% | 240 | 0.2 miles |
| Alfred Salter Primary School | 73% | 7% | 31% | 403 | 0.3 miles |
| Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School | 60% | 9.1% | 52% | 84 | 0.4 miles |
| Seven Mills Primary School | 55% | 6.4% | 54.3% | 227 | 0.6 miles |
| Arnhem Wharf Primary School | 60% | 6.9% | 46.8% | 476 | 0.6 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)
- 25.29%
- English as an additional language
- 63.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.66%
- Persistent absence
- 10.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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Alfred Salter Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Seven Mills Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
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Arnhem Wharf Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Redriff Primary, City of London Academy ranks 83rd of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What year groups does Redriff Primary, City of London Academy teach?
- Redriff Primary, City of London Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Redriff Primary, City of London Academy?
- The headteacher of Redriff Primary, City of London Academy is Mrs Joanna James, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Redriff Primary, City of London Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Redriff Primary, City of London Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Redriff Primary, City of London Academy?
- Redriff Primary, City of London Academy has 456 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Redriff Primary, City of London Academy full?
- Redriff Primary, City of London Academy has capacity for 470 pupils and 456 on roll (97%), 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 Redriff Primary, City of London Academy a faith school?
- No. Redriff Primary, City of London Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Redriff Primary, City of London Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Redriff Primary, City of London Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Redriff Primary, City of London Academy?
- Redriff Primary, City of London Academy is part of CITY OF LONDON ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Redriff Primary, City of London Academy have?
- The schools register lists Redriff Primary, City of London Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Redriff Primary, City of London Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 89% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Redriff Primary, City of London Academy rank locally?
- Redriff Primary, City of London Academy ranked 5th of 63 primary schools in Southwark for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Redriff Primary, City of London Academy's absence rate?
- Redriff Primary, City of London Academy's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Redriff Primary, City of London Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Redriff Primary, City of London Academy'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 1 July 2026.