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Michael Faraday School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school

Portland Street, Walworth, Southwark, London SE17 2HR · michaelfaradayschool.co.uk · 020 7703 5806

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Jun 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
65%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Southwark 70%, England 62%
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2026 entry · Southwark Council
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
429
9 over 420 places · 102%
Local authority
Southwark
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
37.5%
First language not English
56.9%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Southwark Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 44 families put the school first and 50 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 55 (Places 60)55September 2023: 58 (Places 59)58September 2024: 45 (Places 52)45September 2025: 47 (Places 58)47September 2026: 44 (Places 50)44Places 50
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202650440.9100%
September 2025Sept 202558470.8100%
September 2024Sept 202452450.9100%
September 2023Sept 20235958191%
September 2022Sept 202260550.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Southwark it was 70%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 59% (England 53%)59%2016/17: 72% (England 61%)72%2017/18: 56% (England 64%)56%2018/19: 77% (England 65%)77%2022/23: 59% (England 60%)59%2023/24: 55% (England 61%)55%2024/25: 65% (England 62%)65%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲65%62%
▼4%8%
Average scaled score
●104106
●105105
●106105

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 13 June 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Michael Faraday School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
12 Jun 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Sept 2018

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Sept 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Oct 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • May 2007Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsOutstanding

What parents said

96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (28 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
96%
Replies
28
7% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▲100% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲96% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲96% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●86% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲93% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▲96% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲89% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼82% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●89% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼75% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲86% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 71% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●52% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 29% who had a child bullied

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