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Snowsfields Primary School

Community school · London · SE1 3TD

Ages 3–11 · 180 pupils · Southwark

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

79%

Overall absence

5.9%

Admissions demand

0.94 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-07-03

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
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)79%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.4%
Unauthorised2.0%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
162

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

0.94 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

16

Places offered

17

1st-preference offers

16

Total preferences (any rank)
55
Preferred offers (top 3)
17
Applications from outside LA
2
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 (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill81%

180 pupils · 222 places

Pupils on roll
180
Boys / girls
89 / 91
School capacity
222
Capacity fill
180 / 222 (81%)
Free school meals
52%
FSM pupils
89
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Federation
The Bridges Federation
Headteacher
Ms Katherine Wooder

Location

Address
Kirby Grove
Postcode
SE1 3TD
Town
London
Local authority
Southwark
District
Southwark
Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
14 on roll / 14 capacity

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, 180 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, special school. Free school meals: 52%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

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.

Compare with theseAll in LondonNear SE1

  • Tower Bridge Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    London · SE1 2AE · Southwark

    Ages 3–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM63.0%
    • Demand0.92

    0.3 miles away

  • Grange Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    London · SE1 4RP · Southwark

    Ages 3–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM56.0%
    • Demand1.00

    0.4 miles away

  • Charles Dickens Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    London · SE1 1AF · Southwark

    Ages 2–11

    • KS289%
    • Absence3.5%
    • FSM41.9%
    • Demand1.81

    0.5 miles away

  • Victory Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · SE17 1PT · Southwark

    Ages 3–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM56.6%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Katherine Wooder
Telephone
02075259065
Website
www.thebridgesfederation.org.uk

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