Goodrich Community Primary School, London
Goodrich Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in London. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2023. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in July 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 570th-highest of the 959 schools in London with published results, and 5,545th of 14,452 across England. It was 64% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement (2023)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Southwark (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Goodrich Community Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 89% of Year 6 pupils at Goodrich Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 72% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 80% in Southwark and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 79% in reading and 74% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Goodrich Community Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 22 families put Goodrich Community Primary School as their first choice and 124 named it as one of their preferences, for 43 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 Goodrich Community Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Goodrich Community Primary School are St Anthony's Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles, 81% reading, 83% maths); Heber Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 92% reading, 86% maths); Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 92% reading, 92% maths); and Horniman Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 96% reading, 77% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Goodrich Community Primary School.
St Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolHeber Primary SchoolHarris Primary Academy East DulwichHorniman Primary School
What parents say
172 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Goodrich Community Primary School (as of September 2025): 94% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 69% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (98%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (69%).
Who goes there
25.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (43%), Mixed (14%) and Black (13%).
In 2026, 59 pupils (14%) received SEN support and 6 (1.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Staffing
Goodrich Community Primary School had 26 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is North Dulwich Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Goodrich Road, 290 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 410 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Southwark (1438).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Goodrich Community Primary School issued 6 suspensions, 1.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Goodrich Community Primary School are Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich (0.5 miles) and Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich (0.8 miles).
Harris Boys' Academy East DulwichHarris Girls' Academy East Dulwich
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; 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 · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's July 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
The school creates a welcoming, safe environment where pupils thrive and enjoy learning. Teachers use engaging, practical methods to teach, especially in subjects like science and history. The school provides excellent support for pupils' emotional wellbeing and has built strong relationships between staff and students that make learning enjoyable.
Key Strengths
- Strong focus on reading from the start, with most pupils becoming enthusiastic readers
- Effective social and emotional support for pupils' wellbeing
- Well-designed early years provision where children grasp ideas well and develop good knowledge
- Lively and interactive teaching, particularly in science and history
- Clear safeguarding systems with pupils feeling safe and knowing who to talk to
Areas for Improvement
- Teachers' checks of what pupils have learned are not always effective, leading to gaps in understanding in some subjects
- Teaching strategies and activities are not consistently adapted for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils, limiting their access to the full curriculum
- New curriculum in some subjects is not being implemented as consistently as in core subjects
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with clear systems in place and pupils understanding they can talk to staff about concerns.
Extracurricular Activities
Cooking, ceramics, drumming, outdoor activity centres, visits to places of local and national interest
Goodrich Community Primary School is a welcoming school that has made significant improvements since its previous inspection. Pupils enjoy attending and achieve well across a broad and balanced curriculum, with particularly strong outcomes in reading and mathematics.
At a Glance
23.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
172 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 79% to 89% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 72% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 39% to 74% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
22.5
Avg class size
22.0
Infant (KS1)
25.6
KS2
16
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Goodrich Community Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Goodrich Community Primary School.
- Topmark Out of School Club St Anthony's280m away · Not yet graded
- Magna Extended Schools at Heber School530m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Goodrich Community 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
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Goodrich Community Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Goodrich Community 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
- 70
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 15
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 70 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 15 serious and 55 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
22 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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Your chances of a place at Goodrich Community Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
64%
Available places
406 pupils
630 places
224 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(8)
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good and may be improving; its next inspection will be a full graded one.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
59
SEN Support
6
EHC Plans
15.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
421
Total Pupils
212
Boys
209
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
26
Teachers
16.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£60,778
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,526
Per pupil
£3036k
Total funding
£148k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.7%
Overall absence
10.7%
Persistent absence
384
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
Goodrich Community Primary School
Questions parents ask about Goodrich Community Primary School
What are SATs results like at Goodrich Community Primary School?
Of the pupils at Goodrich Community Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 89% reached the expected standard in reading and 72% did so in maths.
What is Goodrich Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Goodrich Community Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in July 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2023, it was rated Requires Improvement.
What is the catchment area for Goodrich Community Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Goodrich Community 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 Goodrich Community Primary School?
Goodrich Community Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 64% of its 630 places.
How big are the classes at Goodrich Community Primary School?
Classes at Goodrich Community Primary School average 22.5 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Goodrich Community Primary School?
Goodrich Community Primary School has around 421 pupils on roll. 23% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Goodrich Community Primary School?
4.7% of sessions were missed at Goodrich Community Primary School in 2024/25. 10.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Goodrich Community Primary School?
Apply through Southwark's coordinated admissions process, naming Goodrich Community 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 Goodrich Community Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Goodrich Community Primary School: Topmark Out of School Club St Anthony's (280m away, registered, not yet graded) and Magna Extended Schools at Heber School (530m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Goodrich Community Primary School's term dates?
Goodrich Community 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 Goodrich Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 70 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 15 serious and 55 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 22 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 Goodrich Community Primary School?
Goodrich Community Primary School is at Dunstans Road, East Dulwich, London, SE22 0EP.
Sources: Southwark term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)