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Galleywall Primary, City of London Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Free school
Galleywall Primary, Galleywall Road, London SE16 3PB · galleywall.cola.org.uk · 020 7252 3494
On the mapSearch near SE16 3PB
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 69%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Southwark 70%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 345
- 82% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 44.3%
- First language not English
- 42.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 37 families put the school first and 45 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 45 | 37 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 23 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 33 | 27 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 54 | 45 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
Results
In 2024/25, 69% 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 | |||
| ▲69% | 62% | ||
| ●9% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ▲109 | 105 | |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 15 January 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Galleywall Primary, City of London Academy was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 14 Jan 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2019Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (81 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 81
- 22% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 51% who had a child bullied
based on 24 parents (30%) with SEND