Michael Faraday School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 12 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Unique reference
- 100803
- Address
- Portland Street, Walworth, Southwark, SE17 2HR
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 429 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.3%
- Girls
- 51.7%
- First language not English
- 49.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38%
- Persistent absence
- 18.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 24.2%
Unclassified 29.1%
African 17.9%
White British 14%
Mixed 8.7%
Other 7.2%
Other White 6.8%
Other Black 4.9%
Bangladeshi 4.4%
Other Asian 2.3%
Chinese 2.3%
Caribbean 1.6%
Indian 0.5%
Pakistani 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.5
WritingAverage0.3
MathsAverage0.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 55%
Local authority average 69%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 12%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 107
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Michael Faraday School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 58
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 47
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 16
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 47
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 23 10 13 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 12 6 6 |
| Reception, Full-time | 55 28 27 |
| Year 1 | 59 30 29 |
| Year 2 | 58 28 30 |
| Year 3 | 58 23 35 |
| Year 4 | 58 32 26 |
| Year 5 | 55 27 28 |
| Year 6 | 51 23 28 |