The Charter School Bermondsey
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Southwark
Keeton's Road, London, SE16 4EE
64
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
88.7%
37.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
497
Capacity used
Has space83%
600 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
83 of 83 families who put it first got an offer
110
Places offered
302
Total applications
2.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 83 | 83 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 79 | 9 | ● 11% |
| 3rd preference | 55 | 2 | ● 4% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 85 | 3 | ● 4% |
| Total | 302 | 97 | 32% |
1st preference success by year
Southwark lets families list 6 preferences. 28 applications came from outside the council area (4 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
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Marcus Huntley
- Address
- Keeton's Road, London, SE16 4EE
- Phone
- 02035426506
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Ward / constituency
- North Bermondsey · Bermondsey and Old Southwark
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139587
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 55% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 25% | — | — |
| SEN support | 23% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE CHARTER SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL TRUST
497 pupils · 600 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
17 November 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 502 pupils
Attendance
88.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
37.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.0%
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.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.08 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 56% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.27 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 32.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 52.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 76.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 59 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 59 | 7% | 37% | 58% | |
| Combined Science | 59 | 8% | 36% | 54% | |
| English Language | 59 | 10% | 32% | 49% | |
| English Literature | 59 | 17% | 53% | 68% | |
| Geography | 34 | 12% | 26% | 38% | |
| French | 31 | 13% | 32% | 45% | |
| History | 23 | 17% | 48% | 61% | |
| Drama | 17 | 6% | 53% | 76% | |
| Spanish | 17 | 18% | 18% | 24% | |
| Art and Design | 15 | 13% | 33% | 67% | |
| Social Studies | 15 | 20% | 53% | 67% | |
| Religious Studies | 10 | 10% | 20% | 30% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.