The Charter School Bermondsey
Keeton's Road, London, SE16 4EE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE CHARTER SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Marcus Huntley
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 497
- URN
- 139587
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02035426506
About this school
The Charter School Bermondsey is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 497 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Charter School Bermondsey, 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 17 November 2022, 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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 79 | 71 | 59 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.4 | 44.6 | 40.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.29 -0.04 to +0.61 | +0.08 -0.29 to +0.44 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% | 39.4% | 32.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% | 56.3% | 52.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 78% | 85.9% | 76.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Charter School Bermondsey 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 | 44.4 | 48.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.6 | 45.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 40.9 | 44 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 405 |
| 2023/24 | 440 |
| 2024/25 | 470 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Charter School Bermondsey compares
The Charter School Bermondsey ranked 19th of 20 secondary schools in Southwark for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 41% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40.9 | 11.3% | 63.6% | 497 | — |
| St Michael's Catholic College | 58 | 5% | 36.9% | 948 | 0.3 miles |
| Harris Academy Bermondsey | 54.6 | 6.5% | 58.2% | 781 | 0.4 miles |
| City of London Academy (Southwark) | 52.9 | 7.9% | 55.5% | 1,589 | 0.6 miles |
| Mulberry Academy London Dock | — | 5.3% | 40.9% | 304 | 0.9 miles |
| Bacon's College | 49.4 | 6.7% | 50.8% | 1,025 | 1.0 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)
- 63.62%
- English as an additional language
- 22.1%
- Overall absence
- 11.32%
- Persistent absence
- 37.65%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Michael's Catholic College0.3 miles
Secondary · London
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Harris Academy Bermondsey0.4 miles
Secondary · London
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City of London Academy (Southwark)0.6 miles
Secondary · London
-
Mulberry Academy London Dock0.9 miles
Secondary · London
-
Bacon's College1.0 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
The Charter School Bermondsey ranks 231st of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does The Charter School Bermondsey teach?
- The Charter School Bermondsey teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the principal of The Charter School Bermondsey?
- The principal of The Charter School Bermondsey is Mr Marcus Huntley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Charter School Bermondsey been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Charter School Bermondsey, 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 The Charter School Bermondsey?
- The Charter School Bermondsey has 497 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Charter School Bermondsey full?
- The Charter School Bermondsey has capacity for 600 pupils and 497 on roll (83%), 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 The Charter School Bermondsey a faith school?
- No. The Charter School Bermondsey has no designated religious character.
- Is The Charter School Bermondsey a selective school?
- No. The Charter School Bermondsey is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The Charter School Bermondsey part of an academy trust?
- The Charter School Bermondsey is part of THE CHARTER SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Charter School Bermondsey's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.4 in 2022/23 and 40.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Charter School Bermondsey compare with other schools in Southwark?
- The Charter School Bermondsey ranked 19th of 20 secondary schools in Southwark for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 41% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Charter School Bermondsey's absence rate?
- The Charter School Bermondsey's overall absence rate is 11.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Charter School Bermondsey's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Charter School Bermondsey'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.