Redriff Primary, City of London Academy

Academy converter·Primary school London, Southwark·SE16 5LQ
Composite score
90.5
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#206
National rank
#77
In London
#3
In Southwark
Top 1%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
89%
% achieving higher RWM
28%
Reading average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
58%
94 first choices, 59 places
First choices per place
1.59
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
195
any preference, for 59 places
Applications from another council area
22%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.11
00.511.52
1 per place
1.4220221.6020231.1420241.4820251.592026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

We do not have a checked cut-off distance for Redriff Primary, City of London Academy yet. Southwark does publish allocation figures and we are working through them council by council — we only show a distance once we have found it in the council’s own document.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
478
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
25.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
63.2%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
14.8%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
7.5%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.1%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
10.5%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
17.5
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£12,929
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Redriff Primary, City of London Academy

Redriff Primary, City of London Academy is a primary school in London, Southwark, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 478 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds an 'Outstanding' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 89% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 2.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 1% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 110 in reading and 109 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 28% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 58% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (94 first choices for 59 places). Overall pupil absence was 5.1%. There are about 17.5 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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 above.

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