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Dulwich Wood Primary School

Community school · London · SE21 8NS

Ages 4–11 · 417 pupils · Southwark

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

54%

Overall absence

5.3%

Admissions demand

1.07 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-07-05

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)54%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.9%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
361

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

1.07 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

62

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

52

Total preferences (any rank)
189
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
Applications from outside LA
122
Offers to outside-LA applicants
17

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 (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill99%

417 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
417
Boys / girls
207 / 210
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
417 / 420 (99%)
Free school meals
26.4%
FSM pupils
110
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Ms Helen Rowe

Location

Address
Bowen Drive, Kingswood Estate, West Dulwich
Postcode
SE21 8NS
Town
London
Local authority
Southwark
District
Southwark
Constituency
Dulwich and West Norwood
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

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 4–11, in London, Southwark, 417 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 26.4%.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in SE21
11
Primary in SE21
4
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.

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    Community school · Primary

    London · SE27 9RR · Lambeth

    Ages 3–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM29.1%
    • Demand0.90

    0.4 miles away

  • Kingswood Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    London · SE27 9RD · Lambeth

    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM46.9%
    • Demand0.91

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  • Paxton Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM14.7%
    • Demand0.75

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    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM43.3%
    • Demand0.92

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    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM19.0%
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  • Eliot Bank Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS285%
    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM15.1%
    • Demand0.88

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  • Julian's School

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM19.4%
    • Demand0.92

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Helen Rowe
Telephone
02086705470
Website
www.dulwichwood.com/

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