Spa School Camberwell
150 Southampton Way, London, SE5 7EW
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- SPA EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Steph Lea
- Constituency
- Peckham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 114
- URN
- 143745
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02034345210
About this school
Spa School Camberwell is a special academy in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 114 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- 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 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | - | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 12 |
| Attainment 8 score | - |
| Progress 8 score | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - |
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 Spa School Camberwell 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 | — | 65.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 63.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 65.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 76 |
| 2023/24 | 101 |
| 2024/25 | 113 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 70.8%
- English as an additional language
- 43.4%
- Overall absence
- 9.56%
- Persistent absence
- 21.3%
Location
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Common questions
- What year groups does Spa School Camberwell teach?
- Spa School Camberwell teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is a special school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Spa School Camberwell?
- The headteacher of Spa School Camberwell is Miss Steph Lea, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Spa School Camberwell last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Spa School Camberwell, 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 Spa School Camberwell?
- Spa School Camberwell has 114 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- Is Spa School Camberwell full?
- Spa School Camberwell has capacity for 120 pupils and 114 on roll (95%), 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 Spa School Camberwell a faith school?
- No. Spa School Camberwell has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Spa School Camberwell?
- Spa School Camberwell is part of SPA EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Spa School Camberwell's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2023/24 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Spa School Camberwell's absence rate?
- Spa School Camberwell's overall absence rate is 9.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Spa School Camberwell's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Spa School Camberwell'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 10 July 2026.