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Dulwich Wood Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Bowen Drive, Kingswood Estate, West Dulwich, London SE21 8NS · dulwichwood.com · 020 8670 5470
On the mapSearch near SE21 8NS
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 70%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Southwark 70%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.74 mi
- 1.19 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Southwark Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 417
- 99% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 26.4%
- First language not English
- 18%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.74 mi (1.19 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.63 mi (1.01 km). Source: Southwark Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 68 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 75% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 68 | 1.1▲ | 75% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 87% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 62 | 1▲ | 84% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 74 | 1.2▲ | 77% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 69 | 1.2▲ | 84% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.74 mi1.19 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.63 mi1.01 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.70 mi1.13 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% the higher standard. Across Southwark it was 70%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲70% | 62% | ||
| ●9% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Dulwich Wood Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 5 July 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 5 Jul 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Dec 2008Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (109 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 109
- 29% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 64% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied