SCHOOL PROFILE

Snowsfields Primary School

Primary Community school URN 100811
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 222 Published school capacity
Capacity used 81.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

3 July 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Southwark
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 180 171 full-time · 9 part-time
Female pupils 91 50.6% of pupils
Male pupils 89 49.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

50.6%
25.8 pts above England
School 50.6%
Southwark 35.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

43.9%
23.6 pts above England
School 43.9%
Southwark 27.8%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.7%
0.7 pts above England
School 1.7%
Southwark 0.3%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
22.8%
41
Any other ethnic group
20.0%
36
African
18.9%
34
Any other Mixed background
15.0%
27
Any other White background
5.0%
9
Caribbean
2.8%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 41.7% 75 of 180 pupils
20.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 41.7%
Southwark 22.5%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 30.6% 55 pupils
England 14.8% 15.8 pts above
EHC plans 11.1% 20 pupils
England 6.0% 5.1 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 24
Social, emotional & mental health 22
Speech, language & communication 18
Specific learning difficulty 5
No specialist assessment yet 4
Moderate learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

61.0% 0.6 pts above England
School 61.0%
Southwark 65.8%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

74.0%

0.2 pts above England

School 74.0%
Southwark 76.4%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

65.0%

5.3 pts below England

School 65.0%
Southwark 74.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

70.0%

2.0 pts below England

School 70.0%
Southwark 75.0%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.25%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.03 pts higher than England
School 7.25%
Southwark 6.56%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

23.38%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.56 pts higher than England
School 23.38%
Southwark 18.21%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Southwark 2.04%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

81.1% 7.1 pts below England
Snowsfields Primary School
81.1%
Southwark
80.6%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information