SCHOOL PROFILE

Judith Kerr Primary School

Primary Free schools URN 139907
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 392 Published school capacity
Capacity used 104.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

4 May 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Southwark
Trust ANTHEM SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 409 409 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 185 45.2% of pupils
Male pupils 224 54.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

3.4%
21.4 pts below England
School 3.4%
Southwark 35.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

11.7%
8.6 pts below England
School 11.7%
Southwark 27.8%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Southwark 0.3%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
43.5%
178
Any other White background
23.0%
94
Any other Mixed background
10.3%
42
Unclassified
9.0%
37
White and Asian
3.4%
14
Irish
2.2%
9
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 12.2% 50 of 409 pupils
8.6 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 12.2%
Southwark 22.5%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 10.0% 41 pupils
England 14.8% 4.8 pts below
EHC plans 2.2% 9 pupils
England 6.0% 3.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
No specialist assessment yet 13
Autistic spectrum disorder 9
Specific learning difficulty 9
Speech, language & communication 5
Other difficulty or disability 4
Social, emotional & mental health 3

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

86.0% 25.6 pts above England
School 86.0%
Southwark 65.8%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

100.0%

26.2 pts above England

School 100.0%
Southwark 76.4%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

93.0%

22.7 pts above England

School 93.0%
Southwark 74.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

89.0%

17.0 pts above England

School 89.0%
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

3.65%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.57 pts lower than England
School 3.65%
Southwark 6.56%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

5.71%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.11 pts lower than England
School 5.71%
Southwark 18.21%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.60%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.20 pts lower than England
School 0.60%
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

104.3% 16.2 pts above England
Judith Kerr Primary School
104.3%
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