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Schools within 2 miles

Grouped by sector and ordered from the postcode point. Distance does not show catchment or eligibility.

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State-funded

9 nearby

Funded by the state and free to attend. Places are decided by the admission authority, not by distance alone.

01
191 m0.1 mi straight-lineOfsted 1Outstanding

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Gomm Road, Lower Road, Rotherhithe, London, SE16 2TY

Phase
Primary
Ages
3–11
Type
Academy converter
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
State-funded
Character
Roman Catholic
Ofsted evidenceView details
Overall effectiveness: OutstandingGraded inspection 12 March 2024 · published 9 May 2024 under the framework Ofsted used until September 2024.
02
386 m0.2 mi straight-lineOfsted 2Good

Albion Primary School

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Albion Street, Rotherhithe, London, SE16 7JD

Phase
Primary
Ages
3–11
Type
Community school
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
State-funded
Character
Does not apply
Ofsted evidenceView details
Overall effectiveness: GoodGraded inspection 30 January 2024 · published 18 March 2024 under the framework Ofsted used until September 2024.
03
440 m0.3 mi straight-lineOfsted 2Good

Southwark Park Primary School

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

383 Southwark Park Road, Bermondsey, Southwark, London, SE16 2JH

Phase
Primary
Ages
3–11
Type
Community school
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
State-funded
Character
Does not apply
Ofsted evidenceView details
Overall effectiveness: GoodGraded inspection 11 October 2023 · published 27 November 2023 under the framework Ofsted used until September 2024.
05
739 m0.5 mi straight-lineOfsted 2Good

Alfred Salter Primary School

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Quebec Way, Rotherhithe, London, SE16 7LP

Phase
Primary
Ages
3–11
Type
Community school
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
State-funded
Character
Does not apply
Ofsted evidenceView details
Overall effectiveness: GoodGraded inspection under the framework Ofsted used until September 2024.A later ungraded inspection found: School remains Good. An ungraded inspection does not change the published grade.Ungraded inspection 27 June 2024: School remains Good
06
873 m0.5 mi straight-lineOfsted 1Outstanding

Galleywall Primary, City of London Academy

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Galleywall Primary, Galleywall Road, London, SE16 3PB

Phase
Primary
Ages
4–11
Type
Free schools
Admissions
Not recorded
Sector
State-funded
Character
None
Ofsted evidenceView details
Overall effectiveness: OutstandingGraded inspection under the framework Ofsted used until September 2024.A later ungraded inspection found: Standards maintained. An ungraded inspection does not change the published grade.Ungraded inspection 15 January 2025: Standards maintained
07
880 m0.5 mi straight-lineOfsted 2Good

Riverside Primary School

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Janeway Street, London, SE16 4PS

Phase
Primary
Ages
3–11
Type
Community school
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
State-funded
Character
Does not apply
Ofsted evidenceView details
Overall effectiveness: GoodGraded inspection 6 December 2023 · published 19 March 2024 under the framework Ofsted used until September 2024.
08
901 m0.6 mi straight-lineUngradedSchool remains Good

St John's Roman Catholic Primary School

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

St Elmo's Road, Rotherhithe, London, SE16 6SD

Phase
Primary
Ages
3–11
Type
Voluntary aided school
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
State-funded
Character
Roman Catholic
Ofsted evidenceView details
Graded inspection · overall effectiveness not judgedInspected 1 April 2025. Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade in September 2024.Ungraded inspection 30 October 2019: School remains Good
09
1,031 m0.6 mi straight-lineUngradedSchool remains Good

St James' Church of England Primary School

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Old Jamaica Road, Bermondsey, London, SE16 4SU

Phase
Primary
Ages
3–11
Type
Voluntary aided school
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
State-funded
Character
Church of England
Ofsted evidenceView details
School remains GoodUngraded inspection 17 July 2024 · published 12 September 2024. An ungraded inspection does not change the published grade, and Ofsted's data file does not repeat that grade here. Open the Ofsted report above to see it.
11
1,074 m0.7 mi straight-lineOfsted 1Outstanding

St Peter's London Docks CofE Primary School

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Garnet Street, ., London, E1W 3QT

Phase
Primary
Ages
3–11
Type
Voluntary aided school
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
State-funded
Character
Church of England
Ofsted evidenceView details
Overall effectiveness: OutstandingGraded inspection under the framework Ofsted used until September 2024.A later ungraded inspection found: Standards maintained. An ungraded inspection does not change the published grade.Ungraded inspection 8 May 2025: Standards maintained

Independent (private)

2 nearby

Fee-paying. Most are inspected by Ofsted or an approved inspectorate, and many hold no published overall grade.

04
565 m0.4 mi straight-lineOfsted 2Good

Cavendish School

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Lady Gomm House, 58 Hawkstone Road, London, SE16 2PA

Phase
Not applicable
Ages
11–16
Type
Other independent special school
Admissions
Non-selective
Sector
Independent
Character
None
Ofsted evidenceView details
Overall effectiveness: GoodGraded inspection under the framework Ofsted used until September 2024.
10
1,039 m0.6 mi straight-lineOfsted 3Requires improvement

Marathon Science School

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

1-9 Evelyn Street, Surrey Quays, London, SE8 5RQ

Phase
Not applicable
Ages
10–19
Type
Other independent school
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
Independent
Character
None
Ofsted evidenceView details
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvementGraded inspection under the framework Ofsted used until September 2024.

Special and alternative provision

1 nearby

Provision for particular needs. A place is arranged through the local authority, not by application from the doorstep.

12
1,146 m0.7 mi straight-lineOfsted 2Good

Spa School, Bermondsey

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Monnow Road, London, SE1 5RN

Phase
Not applicable
Ages
11–19
Type
Academy special converter
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
Special / alternative
Character
Does not apply
Ofsted evidenceView details
Overall effectiveness: GoodGraded inspection 22 May 2024 · published 12 July 2024 under the framework Ofsted used until September 2024.A later ungraded inspection found: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next. An ungraded inspection does not change the published grade.Ungraded inspection 18 January 2023: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next

Distance boundary Straight-line from the postcode point, not a walking or driving route.

Admissions boundary Nearby does not mean in-catchment, eligible, available or preferred.

Inspection boundary Ofsted records are dated publications, not a current quality guarantee. Previous-framework overall grades remain labelled separately.

Source date GIAS 6 September 2026 · Ofsted 31 July 2026.

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