John Keats Primary School

391 Rotherhithe New Road, London, SE16 3FN

362 pupils · 86% of 420 capacity

Phase
Primary
Type
Free schools
Ages
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Trust
NEXUS EDUCATION SCHOOLS TRUST
Local authority
Southwark
Free school meals
62%

Ofsted

Good (2023)Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system

This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.

Inspected 22 February 2023, published 26 April 2023. Read the full Ofsted report

England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.

Exam results

Measure2024/25
Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths47%
Reaching the higher standard0%

Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.

Will my child get in?

Roughly one first choice per place 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)

Applications and offers by entry year
EntryPlaces1st preferencesTotal preferencesOffers
Sept 2026 entry34337834
Sept 2025 entry36347536
Sept 2024 entry42409442
Sept 2023 entry514610449
Sept 2022 entry43379242
Sept 2021 entry21178820
Sept 2020 entry27248526
Sept 2019 entry35198332

First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.

Nearby alternatives

Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.

Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.