Robert Browning Primary School

Community school · Primary school · London, Southwark
SE17 1DQ
Composite score
28.0

Robert Browning Primary School at a glance

Located in London, Southwark, Robert Browning Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 191 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' when it was last inspected in December 2025. 43% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 16.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 101 in reading and 99 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 52% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#13,675
National rank
#1646
In London
#63
In Southwark
Top 93%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
43%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
101.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
99.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 09/12/2025 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Inclusion
Strong standard
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Expected standard

School profile

Pupils on roll 191 % FSM ever-6 51.9% % EAL 60.2% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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