Charles Dickens Primary School
Toulmin Street, London, SE1 1AF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CHARTER SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Eggleton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 494
- URN
- 148012
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02074071769
About this school
Charles Dickens Primary School is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 494 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Charles Dickens 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Charles Dickens Primary School (URN 100781).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 61 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 95% | 89% | 92% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 26% | 34% |
| Expected standard in reading | 98% | 95% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 92% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 95% | 85% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 112.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 112.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +5.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.50 | - | - |
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 Charles Dickens 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 | 95% | 65.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 89% | 63.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 92% | 65.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 488 |
| 2023/24 | 475 |
| 2024/25 | 479 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Charles Dickens Primary School compares
Charles Dickens Primary School ranked 2nd of 63 primary schools in Southwark for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 98% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 92% | 3.7% | 44% | 494 | — |
| The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie | 93% | 4.6% | 23% | 217 | 0.2 miles |
| Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough | 83% | 4.6% | 43.5% | 175 | 0.2 miles |
| Friars Primary Foundation School | 68% | 8% | 47.9% | 194 | 0.3 miles |
| St George's Cathedral Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 167 | 0.5 miles |
| St Jude's Church of England Primary School | 43% | 6.7% | 57.7% | 65 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report25 June 2025
- 24 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.97%
- English as an additional language
- 19.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.73%
- Persistent absence
- 5.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie0.2 miles
Primary · London
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Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
Friars Primary Foundation School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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St George's Cathedral Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
St Jude's Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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Charles Dickens Primary School ranks 40th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What ages does Charles Dickens Primary School teach?
- Charles Dickens Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Charles Dickens Primary School?
- The headteacher of Charles Dickens Primary School is Mr Michael Eggleton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Charles Dickens Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Charles Dickens 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 Charles Dickens Primary School?
- Charles Dickens Primary School has 494 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Charles Dickens Primary School full?
- Charles Dickens Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 494 on roll (118%), so it is at or above 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 Charles Dickens Primary School a faith school?
- No. Charles Dickens Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Charles Dickens Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Charles Dickens Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Charles Dickens Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Charles Dickens Primary School 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 Charles Dickens Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 95% in 2022/23 and 92% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Charles Dickens Primary School compare with other schools in Southwark?
- Charles Dickens Primary School ranked 2nd of 63 primary schools in Southwark for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 98% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Charles Dickens Primary School's absence rate?
- Charles Dickens Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Charles Dickens Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Charles Dickens 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 10 July 2026.