Charles Dickens Primary School
Toulmin Street, London, SE1 1AF
494 pupils · 118% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE CHARTER SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Free school meals
- 41.9%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2019) — 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 24 September 2019, published 28 October 2019. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 92% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 34% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Heavily oversubscribed — 2.03 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 59 | 120 | 222 | 59 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 56 | 111 | 211 | 56 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 58 | 105 | 209 | 58 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 59 | 93 | 169 | 59 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 57 | 111 | 227 | 57 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 99 | 220 | 60 |
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
- The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie 0.3 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough 0.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Friars Primary Foundation School 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St George's Cathedral Catholic Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Jude's Church of England Primary School 0.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Snowsfields Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
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.