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John Keats Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Free school
391 Rotherhithe New Road, Rotherhithe, London SE16 3FN · jkacademy.org.uk · 020 3955 8176
On the mapSearch near SE16 3FN
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 47%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Southwark 70%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 362
- 86% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 62%
- First language not English
- 31.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 33 families put the school first and 34 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 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 36 | 34 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 42 | 40 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 51 | 46 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 43 | 37 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 47% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Southwark it was 70%, and across England 62%.
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | ▼47% | 62% |
| Higher standard | ▼0% | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | ▼102 | 106 |
| Maths | ▼98 | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | ▼101 | 105 |
Ofsted
John Keats Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 22 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 22 Feb 2023
- 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 |
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (40 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 40
- 16% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 60% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (30%) with SEND