Dulwich Village Church of England Infants' School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Southwark
Dulwich Village, London, SE21 7BU
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 17/10/2023
Application demand
65%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
96.6%
5.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
265
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
270 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
65%
1st preference success rate
79 of 121 families who put it first got an offer
88
Places offered
393
Total applications
4.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 121 | 79 | ● 65% |
| 2nd preference | 103 | 6 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 62 | 3 | ● 5% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 107 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 393 | 88 | 22% |
1st preference success by year
Southwark lets families list 6 preferences. 128 applications came from outside the council area (17 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
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Helen Poyton
- Address
- Dulwich Village, London, SE21 7BU
- Phone
- 02075259233
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Ward / constituency
- Dulwich Village · Dulwich and West Norwood
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 100823
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 8% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 18% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
265 pupils · 270 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
17 October 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 176 pupils
Attendance
96.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
3.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
5.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
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.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 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.