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Phoenix Primary School

Southwark, SE1 5JTPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Jun 2025
KS2 Results
86%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
39 1st-choice / 46 places
Ranking
🏆Top 5%
#663 of 13,686 nationally

About Phoenix Primary School

Phoenix Primary School in Southwark has been rated Outstanding in every category of its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2025, including quality of education, personal development, behaviour and attitudes, leadership and management, and early years provision. This is a school that has clearly sustained high standards, having also been rated Outstanding in its previous inspection a decade earlier. The strongest single indicator of its academic performance is the Key Stage 2 combined expected standard in reading, writing and maths, where 86% of pupils met the benchmark in 2023/24. That figure is well above the Southwark local authority average of 68%, and it places Phoenix 7th out of 60 primary schools in the borough, putting it in the top 12% locally. Nationally, the school sits in the top 5% of all primary schools for this measure, which is a striking achievement for a state primary with a pupil roll of 508.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressMarlborough Grove, London, Southwark, SE1 5JT
HeadteacherSimon Assig
Local AuthoritySouthwark
Number of Pupils508
Free School Meals (FSM)40.2%
School Capacity508 / 682 (74% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

17 Jun 2025
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Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 7 Sept 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

8
Forest SchoolOutdoor PlaygroundGymnasiumPlaying FieldsDining HallSports HallArt StudiosChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

8

Sports

SwimmingCricketNetballTennis

Clubs & Activities

DramaChoirScience ClubArt Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Phoenix Primary School has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.