Judith Kerr Primary School

About Judith Kerr Primary School

Judith Kerr Primary School in Southwark holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022, a grade it has maintained consistently across both its inspections. The school’s strongest academic story lies in its Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 year, where 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That figure sits comfortably above the Southwark local authority average of 68%, placing the school 16th out of 60 primary schools in the borough and in the top 25% nationally. Digging deeper, the school’s maths performance is particularly striking: 98% of pupils reached the expected standard in maths, and 44% achieved the higher standard. Reading also shines, with 88% at expected and 60% at the higher level. These outcomes suggest a school that consistently delivers strong academic foundations, especially in core numeracy and literacy.

The Ofsted report from May 2022 awarded Good across every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — all scoring 2 on the inspection scale. The previous inspection in 2015 had also rated overall effectiveness as Good, though early years provision was noted as Requires Improvement at that time, so the 2022 result represents a clear improvement in that area. With 407 pupils on roll against a capacity of 392, the school is slightly oversubscribed, and the numbers back that up: for 2025/26 entry, there were 311 applications for 56 places, with 44 offers going to first-preference families. The oversubscription ratio of 5.55 to one tells you this is a popular choice locally. Only 3.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, a notably low figure that reflects the demographic of the catchment.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including a gymnasium, music rooms, an ICT suite, a sensory room and a sports hall, with sports such as tennis, football, gymnastics, cross country and netball on the timetable. Clubs include film, chess, choir, science and coding. SEND provision is extensive, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate and profound learning difficulties, social and emotional needs, speech and language challenges, hearing and visual impairments, and autistic spectrum disorder. There is also nursery provision for children from age three. For families prioritising strong academic outcomes in a well-regarded state primary with a Good Ofsted rating and a clear upward trajectory in early years, Judith Kerr is a solid bet — though the competition for places means you will need to apply early and ideally list it as your first preference.

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