Charles Dickens Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
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
148012
Address
Toulmin Street, SE1 1AF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
475 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
50.7%
Girls
49.3%
First language not English
19.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
41.3%
Persistent absence
8.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.4%
Pupil ethnicities
African 25.9%
White British 18.9%
Mixed 18.6%
Other White 14.3%
Other 6.3%
Caribbean 6.1%
Unclassified 3.2%
Indian 1.9%
Other Asian 1.7%
Bangladeshi 1.5%
Other Black 1.1%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 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

ReadingWell above average5.5
WritingWell above average5.2
MathsWell above average5.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 95%
Local authority average 66%
England average 61%

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

School 44%
Local authority average 12%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 112
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 112
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Charles Dickens Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
58
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
105
2nd preference
50
3rd preference
29
From another Local Authority
20
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
58
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes27.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
20
12
8
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
35
15
20
Reception, Full-time
60
32
28
Year 1
60
30
30
Year 2
60
28
32
Year 3
60
29
31
Year 4
60
31
29
Year 5
59
33
26
Year 6
61
31
30
Year 2023-2024