The Park College, London
The Park College is a special school for pupils aged 19 to 25 in London. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2024.
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
The Park College in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to The Park College are Octavia House Schools, London (0.4 miles); Vanguard School (0.5 miles, Requires improvement); Highshore School (0.5 miles, Good); and The Autism Project - CareTrade (0.6 miles, Good).
Octavia House Schools, LondonVanguard SchoolHighshore SchoolThe Autism Project - CareTrade
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Kennington Station, about 320 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kennington Road Kennington, 160 metres away.
Source: NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Safeguarding: effective
Source: Ofsted, further education and skills inspections and outcomes (Open Government Licence)
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its February 2024 inspection.
Rated Outstanding for
Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Leadership & management.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
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Keep up with The Park College
Getting There
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to The Park College from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. The Park College 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
- 150
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 36
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 150 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 36 serious and 113 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
30 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.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London
Across Southwark council
Places available
3,431
Applications
2,489
Got 1st preference
72.1%
Got preferred school
95.9%
All secondary applications across Southwark council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(2)
Special educational needs provision
The Park College is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
Source: Get Information about Schools (GIAS), Department for Education.
Questions parents ask about The Park College
What is The Park College's Ofsted rating?
The Park College was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in February 2024.
What is the catchment area for The Park College?
No fixed boundary. When The Park College is oversubscribed, Southwark allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Does The Park College have specialist SEN provision?
The Park College is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
How do I apply to The Park College?
Apply through Southwark's coordinated admissions process, naming The Park College on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near The Park College?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 150 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 36 serious and 113 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 30 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 The Park College?
The Park College is at 5 Kennington Park Place, London, SE11 4AS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)