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Phoenix Primary School

Community school · London · SE1 5JT

Ages 3–11 · 480 pupils · Southwark

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

86%

Overall absence

4.7%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-06-17

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
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)86%
Higher standard (RWM)22%
Avg scaled score — reading
111.0
Avg scaled score — maths
110.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
111.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.4%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
3.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
418

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

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

64

Places offered

67

1st-preference offers

64

Total preferences (any rank)
158
Preferred offers (top 3)
67
Applications from outside LA
11
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 (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill70%

480 pupils · 682 places

Pupils on roll
480
Boys / girls
238 / 242
School capacity
682
Capacity fill
480 / 682 (70%)
Free school meals
43.5%
FSM pupils
209
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 Simon Assig

Location

Address
Marlborough Grove
Postcode
SE1 5JT
Town
London
Local authority
Southwark
District
Southwark
Constituency
Peckham
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 3–11, in London, Southwark, 480 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 43.5%.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in SE1
34
Primary in SE1
12
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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  • John Keats Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Free schools · Primary

    London · SE16 3FN · Southwark

    Ages 4–11

    • Absence8.3%
    • FSM62.0%
    • Demand0.95

    0.2 miles away

  • St Francis RC Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    London · SE15 1RQ · Southwark

    Ages 3–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM43.5%
    • Demand0.97

    0.4 miles away

  • Bird In Bush School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Peckham · SE15 1QP · Southwark

    Ages 3–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM59.6%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • Angel Oak Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    London · SE15 6FL · Southwark

    Ages 4–11

    • KS279%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM46.6%
    • Demand0.98

    0.6 miles away

  • Ilderton Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    London · SE16 3LA · Southwark

    Ages 3–11

    • KS286%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM41.4%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • Surrey Square Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    London · SE17 2JY · Southwark

    Ages 3–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM58.5%
    • Demand0.91

    0.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Simon Assig
Telephone
02072318622
Website
www.mayflowerfederation.org.uk

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