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Comber Grove School

Community school · London · SE5 0LQ

Ages 3–11 · 139 pupils · Southwark

KS2 expected (RWM)

16%

Overall absence

9.1%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)16%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
95.0
Avg scaled score — maths
93.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
96.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence9.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)31.5%
Unauthorised3.0%
Authorised absence
6.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
16.1%
Enrolments in measure
149

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

13

Places offered

13

1st-preference offers

13

Total preferences (any rank)
35
Preferred offers (top 3)
13
Applications from outside LA
3
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill40%

139 pupils · 350 places

Pupils on roll
139
Boys / girls
84 / 55
School capacity
350
Capacity fill
139 / 350 (40%)
Free school meals
35%
FSM pupils
48
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Lorram Black

Location

Address
Comber Grove, Camberwell
Postcode
SE5 0LQ
Town
London
Local authority
Southwark
District
Southwark
Constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in London, Southwark, 139 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 35%.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in SE5
19
Primary in SE5
10
Open schools in Southwark LA
122
Primary in Southwark LA
66

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in LondonNear SE5

  • St Joseph's Catholic Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    London · SE5 0TS · Southwark

    Ages 7–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM50.7%

    0.1 miles away

  • St Joseph's Catholic Infants School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    London · SE5 0TS · Southwark

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM31.6%
    • Demand1.00

    0.1 miles away

  • Brunswick Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    London · SE5 7QH · Southwark

    Ages 3–11

    • KS276%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM45.8%
    • Demand0.90

    0.4 miles away

  • Crawford Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    London · SE5 9NF · Southwark

    Ages 3–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM51.1%
    • Demand1.00

    0.4 miles away

  • Christ Church Primary SW9

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    London · SW9 6HN · Lambeth

    Ages 3–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM33.7%
    • Demand0.89

    0.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Lorram Black

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