Dulwich Wood 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
Dulwich Wood Primary School excels at creating a caring, inclusive community where every child feels valued and happy. The school achieves above-average results in reading, writing and mathematics, with disadvantaged pupils performing exceptionally well. The inspirational leadership and strong behaviour management create an excellent climate for learning where pupils are friendly, confident and well-prepared for life in modern Britain.
Key Strengths
- Excellent behaviour management with a highly effective policy that motivates pupils through creative rewards
- Strong progress in writing and mathematics, particularly rapid progress in key stage 1 writing
- Inspirational leadership that creates a caring, fun school community where pupils feel valued and proud
- Disadvantaged pupils achieving better than all pupils nationally in reading, writing and mathematics
- Effective safeguarding with staff who are highly vigilant and work swiftly with external agencies
Areas for Improvement
- Most able pupils not always challenged enough, particularly in mathematics and reading with texts that lack complexity
- Some teachers lack subject knowledge and confidence in teaching phonics
- Year 1 phonics screening results declined and need improvement
- Reading resources for least able readers need review to help them catch up with classmates
- Attendance remains slightly below national average despite excellent school efforts
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective, with leaders and staff receiving appropriate training and being highly vigilant in reporting concerns swiftly to ensure appropriate action is taken.
Dulwich Wood Primary School continues to be good, with inspirational leadership that has maintained education quality since the last inspection in 2012. Pupils leave Year 6 with standards above the national average in reading, writing and mathematics, with disadvantaged pupils outperforming national averages.
At a Glance
26.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 79% to 83%. Maths has improved from 73% to 83%. Writing has improved from 63% to 76%.
Class Sizes
29.1
Avg class size
29.8
Infant (KS1)
28.6
KS2
14
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
417 pupils
420 capacity
3 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - London
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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(107)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.20262%
Overall absence
14.40217%
Persistent absence
368
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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