Albion Primary School, London
Albion Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in London. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 294th-highest of the 959 schools in London with published results, and 2,234th of 14,452 across England. It was 91% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Southwark (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Albion Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 89% of Year 6 pupils at Albion Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 80% in Southwark and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 80% in reading and 75% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Albion Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 34 families put Albion Primary School as their first choice and 164 named it as one of their preferences, for 50 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Albion Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Albion Primary School are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles); Alfred Salter Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 75% reading, 80% maths); St John's Roman Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 96% reading, 96% maths); and St Peter's London Docks CofE Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 88% reading, 96% maths).
Albion Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolAlfred Salter Primary SchoolSt John's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolSt Peter's London Docks CofE Primary School
Who goes there
40.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 62.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Black (23%), White British (19%) and Mixed (14%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Rotherhithe Station, about 90 metres away (roughly a 1-minute walk).
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Rotherhithe Station, 80 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Albion Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Albion Primary School are Bacon's College (0.4 miles), The Charter School Bermondsey (0.5 miles) and St Michael's Catholic College (0.7 miles).
Bacon's CollegeThe Charter School BermondseySt Michael's Catholic College
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's January 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Albion Primary School creates an ambitious, supportive environment where all pupils are encouraged to achieve their best. Teachers deliver well-structured lessons with particular strength in reading and mathematics, and the school offers an impressive range of enrichment activities including educational visits to museums, historical landmarks and places of worship. Your child will benefit from exceptional attention to personal development, emotional wellbeing and understanding of diversity and tolerance.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional personal development programme with weekly assemblies on important themes like anti-bullying and diversity
- Strong teaching of reading and communication skills with consistent phonics delivery
- High outcomes in mathematics through well-structured, ambitious teaching
- Extensive clubs, visits and enrichment activities tailored to all pupils
- Spacious, well-organized learning environment with excellent early years provision
Areas for Improvement
- Recent curriculum initiatives in some foundation subjects need more time to be fully embedded and consistently implemented
- Subject leadership in foundation subjects is at an earlier stage of development
- Persistent absence rates remain high, particularly among pupils with SEND, affecting their learning progress
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with a strong open culture around safeguarding that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
clubs, educational visits to museums and historical landmarks, geographical fieldwork, visits to places of worship, anti-bullying assemblies, autism awareness activities
Albion Primary School is rated Good overall, with pupils responding well to high ambitions set by leaders. The school provides a broad, enriching curriculum with strong emphasis on personal development and creating a safe, supportive learning environment.
At a Glance
40.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 80% to 89% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 75% to 87% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 74% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
25.9
Avg class size
25.3
Infant (KS1)
27.8
KS2
15
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Albion Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Albion Primary School.
- Musical Mayhem230m away · Not yet graded
- Magna Extended Schools at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (SE16)560m away · Not yet graded
- ActiveEdge Operating at Alfred Salter Primary School560m away · Not yet graded
- Magna Extended Schools at St John's Catholic Primary School (SE16)710m away · Not yet graded
- MNS SE London Activities940m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Albion Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Southwark. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Train Stations
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Albion Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Albion Primary School is in Southwark; for families living there:
- Southwark's school travel policy: travel assistance policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 114
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 19
- Children hurt
- 9
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 114 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 19 serious and 95 slight.
9 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 3 on a bicycle and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise.
16 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Southwark is 154.5 (the median across 122 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
91%
Near capacity
382 pupils
420 places
38 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London
Across Southwark council
Places available
3,137
Applications
2,248
Got 1st preference
84.3%
Got preferred school
98.0%
All primary applications across Southwark council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(5)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
83
SEN Support
24
EHC Plans
26.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
401
Total Pupils
206
Boys
195
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
22
Teachers
18.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£59,114
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£7,429
Per pupil
£3313k
Total funding
£242k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.7%
Overall absence
17.3%
Persistent absence
353
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Albion Primary School
Questions parents ask about Albion Primary School
What are SATs results like at Albion Primary School?
Of the pupils at Albion Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 89% reached the expected standard in reading and 87% did so in maths.
What is Albion Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Albion Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2024. At its previous graded inspection in 2011 it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Albion Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Albion Primary School is oversubscribed, Southwark allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Albion Primary School?
Albion Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 91% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Albion Primary School?
Classes at Albion Primary School average 25.9 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Albion Primary School?
Albion Primary School has around 401 pupils on roll. 41% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Albion Primary School?
5.7% of sessions were missed at Albion Primary School in 2024/25. 17.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Albion Primary School?
Apply through Southwark's coordinated admissions process, naming Albion Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Albion Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 5 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Albion Primary School: Musical Mayhem (230m away, registered, not yet graded), Magna Extended Schools at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (SE16) (560m away, registered, not yet graded) and ActiveEdge Operating at Alfred Salter Primary School (560m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Albion Primary School's term dates?
Albion Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Southwark. In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Albion Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 114 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 19 serious and 95 slight. 9 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 3 on a bicycle and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise. 16 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Southwark is 154.5 (the median across 122 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Albion Primary School?
Albion Primary School is at Albion Street, Rotherhithe, London, SE16 7JD.
Sources: Southwark term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)