Michael Faraday School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 13 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 (92% of total capacity)
Boys
47.8%
Girls
52.2%
First language not English
54.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
35.2%
Persistent absence
18.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
21.9%
Pupil ethnicities
Unclassified 24%
African 21.4%
White British 13.5%
Mixed 9.6%
Other 7.9%
Other White 7.5%
Bangladeshi 4.7%
Other Black 4.7%
Chinese 2.6%
Other Asian 2.1%
Caribbean 1.4%
Indian 0.5%
Pakistani 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.5
WritingAverage0.3
MathsAverage0.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 59%
Local authority average 66%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 2%
Local authority average 12%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Michael Faraday School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
52
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
45
2nd preference
37
3rd preference
19
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
45
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
17
9
8
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
19
6
13
Reception, Part-time
17
9
8
Reception, Full-time
42
20
22
Year 1
54
27
27
Year 2
59
23
36
Year 3
54
31
23
Year 4
58
29
29
Year 5
53
25
28
Year 6
56
26
30
Year 2023-2024