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Keyworth Primary School, London

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 2–11

Keyworth Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in London. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2018. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in September 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 781st-highest of the 959 schools in London with published results, and 8,749th of 14,452 across England. It was 48% full in 2025.

SATs results
In line with England
Ofsted
Good (2018)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Below England average
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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

Keyworth Primary School in detail

Results

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils at Keyworth Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 80% in Southwark and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (77% in reading, 73% in maths).

Getting a place at Keyworth Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 16 families put Keyworth Primary School as their first choice and 46 named it as one of their preferences, for 25 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 Keyworth Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Keyworth Primary School are St Paul's Church of England Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 74% reading, 70% maths); Crampton Primary (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 81% reading, 77% maths); Henry Fawcett Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 69% reading, 64% maths); and Archbishop Sumner Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 80% reading, 83% maths).

Keyworth Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolCrampton PrimaryHenry Fawcett Primary SchoolArchbishop Sumner Church of England Primary School

Who goes there

61% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 25.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (37%), Mixed (20%) and White British (13%).

Getting there

The nearest tram or metro stop is Kennington Station, about 170 metres away (roughly a 2-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kennington Station, 180 metres away.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Keyworth Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Keyworth Primary School are Lilian Baylis Technology School (0.6 miles), Ark All Saints Academy (0.6 miles), South Bank University Academy (0.7 miles) and Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School (0.7 miles).

Lilian Baylis Technology SchoolArk All Saints AcademySouth Bank University AcademyNotre Dame Catholic Girls' School

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 GIAS
Head:Headteacher Sarah Beard
Pupils:313
LA:Southwark
Phone:02077351701
Address:Keyworth Primary School, Faunce Street, London, SE17 3TR
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago

This judgement is from May 2018, 8 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.

Inspected 26 September 2023View full report
URN:100800
UKPRN:10074611
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its May 2018 inspection - down from Outstanding.

Rated Good for

Leadership & management.

At a Glance

61.0%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-2ppMathsWriting-2pp

Reading has remained stable at around 75% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 73% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 67% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

25.1

Avg class size

29.0

Infant (KS1)

26.0

KS2

7

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Keyworth Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Southwark

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Keyworth Primary School.

  • Gk Child Care Services At Aurora House440m away · Not yet graded
  • Best Childcare London Ltd.460m away · Not yet graded
  • KPCC@Henry Fawcett Primary School540m away · Not yet graded
  • Little Learners London Childcare Limited570m away · Not yet graded
  • CASP@John Ruskin School640m away · Not yet graded
  • Walworth After-School Club690m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Keyworth 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)

Source: Southwark term dates

Getting There

Tube / Metro / Tram

Kennington Station
170m · 3 min walk
Kennington Underground Station
203m · 3 min walk

Bus Stops

Kennington Station (Stop KB)
177m · 3 min walk
Penton Place (Stop BK)
365m · 6 min walk
Kennington Road Kennington (Stop Z)
379m · 6 min walk
Chapter Road (->N)
381m · 6 min walk
Penrose Hall (->N)
407m · 7 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
139
Fatal
2
Serious
31
Children hurt
6

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 139 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 31 serious and 106 slight.

6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.

25 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 Keyworth Primary School

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What the report includes for Keyworth Primary School:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Keyworth Primary School.
  • Southwark publishes last distance offered figures, but none for Keyworth Primary School that we hold, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Keyworth Primary School for 2014 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Southwark got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

48%

Available places

300 pupils

630 places

330 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - London

Low pressure
New homes approved:114,409
Projected new pupils:28,602

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London

Across Southwark council

Low demand council-wide0.72 applications per place

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)

26 September 2023

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.

9 May 2018
Leadership & ManagementGood
14 November 2011
OutstandingReport
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early YearsGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

44

SEN Support

19

EHC Plans

20.1%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Autistic Spectrum Disorder22
Social, Emotional & Mental Health16
Speech, Language & Communication14
Specific Learning Difficulty3
Physical Disability3
Moderate Learning Difficulty1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
12.8%
Asian
6.4%
Black
37.4%
Mixed
19.5%
Other
7.3%
Unclassified
10.2%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals61.0%
English as Additional Language25.9%

313

Total Pupils

168

Boys

145

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

16

Teachers

19.6:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£65,359

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£7,800

Per pupil

£2634k

Total funding

£258k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£448,488
EAL funding£45,664
Lump sum£190,342

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.9%

Overall absence

20.3%

Persistent absence

281

Enrolments

Authorised5.2%
Unauthorised1.7%
Persistent (10%+)20.3%
Severe (50%+)2.1%

Absence trend

4.5%
18/19
4.5%
20/21
6.3%
21/22
6.8%
22/23
5.7%
23/24
6.9%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Keyworth Primary School

What are SATs results like at Keyworth Primary School?

Of the pupils at Keyworth Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 75% reached the expected standard in reading and 73% did so in maths.

What is Keyworth Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Keyworth Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in September 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in May 2018, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Keyworth Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Keyworth 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 Keyworth Primary School?

Keyworth Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 48% of its 630 places.

How big are the classes at Keyworth Primary School?

Classes at Keyworth Primary School average 25.1 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Keyworth Primary School?

Keyworth Primary School has around 313 pupils on roll. 61% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Keyworth Primary School?

6.9% of sessions were missed at Keyworth Primary School in 2024/25. 20.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Keyworth Primary School?

Apply through Southwark's coordinated admissions process, naming Keyworth 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 Keyworth Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Keyworth Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists 6 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Keyworth Primary School: Gk Child Care Services At Aurora House (440m away, registered, not yet graded), Best Childcare London Ltd. (460m away, registered, not yet graded) and KPCC@Henry Fawcett Primary School (540m away, registered, not yet graded).

What are Keyworth Primary School's term dates?

Keyworth 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 Keyworth Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 139 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 31 serious and 106 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 25 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 Keyworth Primary School?

Keyworth Primary School is at Keyworth Primary School, Faunce Street, London, Surrey, SE17 3TR.

Sources: Southwark term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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