Councils · England · Southwark
Schools in Southwark, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 67 primary, 20 secondary — with Southwark’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary scheme (PDF) · Secondary scheme (PDF)
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Southwark’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Southwark’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN SOUTHWARK
Find your shortlist.
All 111state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 67
Albion Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Alfred Salter Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Angel Oak Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Ark Globe Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-18 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Bellenden Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Bessemer Grange Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Bird In Bush School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Peckham
Ofsted · Good
Boutcher Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Brunswick Park Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Not judged
Charles Dickens Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Crampton Primary
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Crawford Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Dulwich Hamlet Junior School
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Dulwich Village Church of England Infants' School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-7 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Dulwich Wood Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Friars Primary Foundation School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Galleywall Primary, City of London Academy
Free schools · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Goodrich Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Goose Green Primary and Nursery School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Grange Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Grove Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich
Free schools · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Heber Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Hollydale Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Not judged
Ilderton Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Ivydale Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
John Donne Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
John Keats Primary School
Free schools · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Judith Kerr Primary School
Free schools · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Keyworth Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Lyndhurst Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Michael Faraday School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Oliver Goldsmith Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Phoenix Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Pilgrims' Way Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Redriff Primary, City of London Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Riverside Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Robert Browning Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Rotherhithe Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Rye Oak Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Snowsfields Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Southwark Park Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St Francis RC Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St George's Cathedral Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Not judged yet
St George's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St James the Great Roman Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St James' Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Not judged
St Joseph's Catholic Infants School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Not judged yet
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St Jude's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Surrey Square Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
The Belham Primary School
Free schools · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · LONDON
Ofsted · Outstanding
Tower Bridge Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Victory Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 20
Ark All Saints Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Ark Globe Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-18 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Ark Walworth Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Bacon's College
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
City of London Academy (Southwark)
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Haberdashers' Borough Academy
Free schools · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Harris Academy Bermondsey
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Girls · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Harris Academy Peckham
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Boys · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Girls · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Kingsdale Foundation School
Academy converter · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Girls · London
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Sacred Heart Catholic School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
South Bank University Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St Michael's Catholic College
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 11-18 · Girls · London
Ofsted · Good
The Charter School Bermondsey
Free schools · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
The Charter School East Dulwich
Free schools · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
The Charter School North Dulwich
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
The St Thomas the Apostle College
Voluntary aided school · Ages 11-18 · Boys · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Special & other · 25
Alleyn's School
Other independent school · Ages 4-18 · Mixed · London
Not judged yet
Arco Academy
Other independent school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Beormund Primary School
Community special school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Cavendish School
Other independent special school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Cherry Garden School
Community special school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Dulwich College
Other independent school · Ages 0-19 · Mixed · London
Not judged yet
Dulwich Prep & Senior
Other independent school · Ages 2-16 · Boys
Not judged yet
Evelina Hospital School
Community special school · Ages 2-19 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Haymerle School
Community special school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Herne Hill School
Other independent school · Ages 2-7 · Mixed · London
Not judged yet
Highshore School
Community special school · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Imperial Oak School
Other independent special school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · London
Not judged yet
James Allen's Girls' School
Other independent school · Ages 4-18 · Girls · London
Not judged yet
Lift Newlands
Academy special converter · Ages 11-16 · Boys · London
Ofsted · Good
London Christian School
Other independent school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Not judged yet
Maudsley and Bethlem Hospital School
Academy special converter · Ages 4-19 · Mixed · London
Not judged yet
PhoenixPlace
Other independent special school · Ages 11-16 · Girls · London
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Spa School Camberwell
Free schools special · Ages 4-16 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Spa School, Bermondsey
Academy special converter · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
THE BRIDGE SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS SCHOOL
Other independent special school · Ages 14-25 · Mixed · Thornton Heath
Ofsted · Good
The Autism Project - CareTrade
Special post 16 institution · Ages 18-25 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
The Park College
Special post 16 institution · Ages 19-25 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
The Villa
Other independent school · Ages 2-7 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Treasure House (London) CIC
Other independent special school · Ages 14-19 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Tuke School
Community special school · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Southwark.
If you live in Southwark, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Southwark secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
Families near Southwark often also shortlist schools in these neighbouring council areas.