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Phoenix Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Southwark

Marlborough Grove, London, SE1 5JT

Website 02072318622

86

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 17/06/2025

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.5%

9.2% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

480

Capacity used

Has space

70%

682 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

39 of 39 families who put it first got an offer

46

Places offered

116

Total applications

2.5

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference3939● 100%
2nd preference286● 21%
3rd preference281● 4%
Later preferences (4th–6th)210● 0%
Total1164640%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
99%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Southwark lets families list 6 preferences. 6 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Simon Assig
Address
Marlborough Grove, London, SE1 5JT
Phone
02072318622
Local authority
Southwark
Ward / constituency
Old Kent Road · Peckham
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
100817

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals44%——
English as additional language42%——
SEN support17%——
50% boys (238)50% girls (242)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

480 pupils · 682 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    17 June 2025

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationOutstanding
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 415 pupils

Attendance

95.5%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.5%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

9.2%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.9%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

10%
20/21
14%
21/22
17%
22/23
12%
23/24
9%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths86%——
Higher standard22%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard80%
+18% vs England
Higher standard18%
+10% vs England

Reading

Expected standard88%
+13% vs England
Higher standard58%
+25% vs England
Average score110
+4 vs England

Writing

Expected standard85%
+13% vs England
Greater depth23%
+10% vs England

Maths

Expected standard92%
+18% vs England
Higher standard58%
+32% vs England
Average score110
+5 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard93%
+20% vs England
Higher standard75%
+45% vs England
Average score113
+8 vs England

Science

Expected standard83%
+1% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

842019802023862024802025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)80%61%
Higher standard18%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Southwark council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.