Albion Primary School, London
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
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
40.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 80% to 89%. Maths has improved from 75% to 87%. Writing has remained stable at around 74%.
Class Sizes
26.8
Avg class size
27.7
Infant (KS1)
28.4
KS2
16
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
84%
Available places
401 pupils
480 capacity
79 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for London
Admissions Demand - Southwark
Places available
3,264
Applications
2,205
Got 1st preference
84.7%
Got preferred school
98.6%
Primary admissions across Southwark (2025/26)
Inspection History(106)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.71902%
Overall absence
17.28045%
Persistent absence
353
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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