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Dog Kennel Hill School

Community school · London · SE22 8AB

Ages 3–11 · 283 pupils · Southwark

KS2 expected (RWM)

58%

Overall absence

6.2%

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)58%
Higher standard (RWM)9%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2022/23. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.7%
Unauthorised2.5%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.8%
Enrolments in measure
249

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2023/24 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

20

Places offered

23

1st-preference offers

20

Total preferences (any rank)
99
Preferred offers (top 3)
20
Applications from outside LA
9
Offers to outside-LA applicants
4

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 (19 Jan 2023).

Capacity fill67%

283 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
283
Boys / girls
145 / 138
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
283 / 420 (67%)
Free school meals
34.1%
FSM pupils
90
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
Ms Barbara Ghezzi

Location

Address
Dog Kennel Hill, East Dulwich
Postcode
SE22 8AB
Town
London
Local authority
Southwark
District
Southwark
Constituency
Camberwell and Peckham
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, 283 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 34.1%.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in SE22
11
Primary in SE22
6
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 SE22

  • Grove Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    London · SE22 8AB · Southwark

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM46.4%
    • Demand0.89

    0.0 miles away

  • The Belham Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Free schools · Primary

    London · SE15 4DG · Southwark

    Ages 4–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM14.3%
    • Demand0.85

    0.4 miles away

  • Lyndhurst Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    London · SE5 8SN · Southwark

    Ages 3–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM20.3%
    • Demand1.12

    0.4 miles away

  • Bessemer Grange Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · SE5 8HP · Southwark

    Ages 3–11

    • KS276%
    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM26.8%
    • Demand0.79

    0.5 miles away

  • Bellenden Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · SE15 4JP · Southwark

    Ages 3–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM47.8%
    • Demand0.88

    0.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Barbara Ghezzi

Official links