School admissions in Southwark

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 13 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Reception places, September 2026

64 schools. 15 received more first preferences than they had places.

School	First preferences per place	Places	Cutoff distance
Charles Dickens Primary SchoolLondon	2.03	59	not published
St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary SchoolLondon	1.72	58	not published
Dulwich Village Church of England Infants' SchoolLondon	1.64	89	not published
Redriff Primary, City of London AcademyLondon	1.59	59	not published
Lyndhurst Primary SchoolLondon	1.42	60	580 m (≈0.36 mi) 2021
Boutcher Church of England Primary SchoolLondon	1.37	30	not published
St John's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolLondon	1.33	30	not published
Heber Primary SchoolLondon	1.32	60	368 m (≈0.23 mi) 2025
John Ruskin Primary School and Language ClassesLondon	1.19	58	563 m (≈0.35 mi) 2023
Crampton PrimaryLondon	1.17	30	357 m (≈0.22 mi) 2025
Judith Kerr Primary SchoolLondon	1.16	55	not published
Dulwich Wood Primary SchoolLondon	1.13	60	1012 m (≈0.63 mi) 2025
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolLondon	1.13	30	not published
The Belham Primary SchoolLondon	1.13	60	not published
St James the Great Roman Catholic Primary SchoolLondon	1.03	30	not published
Rotherhithe Primary SchoolLondon	1.00	29	not published
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolLondon	1.00	15	not published
St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolLondon	1.00	22	not published
St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolLondon	1.00	7	not published
John Donne Primary SchoolLondon	0.98	44	not published
John Keats Primary SchoolLondon	0.97	34	not published
St Francis RC Primary SchoolLondon	0.97	29	not published
St Joseph's Catholic Infants SchoolLondon	0.96	27	not published
Bird In Bush SchoolPeckham	0.96	25	not published
Harris Primary Academy Peckham ParkLondon	0.95	21	not published
St Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolLondon	0.95	40	not published
Pilgrims' Way Primary SchoolLondon	0.94	17	not published
The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary OverieLONDON	0.93	30	not published
Robert Browning Primary SchoolLondon	0.92	13	not published
St George's Cathedral Catholic Primary SchoolLondon	0.92	13	not published
Ark Globe AcademyLondon	0.91	34	not published
Angel Oak AcademyLondon	0.90	59	not published
Oasis Academy Surrey SquareLondon	0.90	49	not published
Grange Primary SchoolLondon	0.90	29	not published
English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary SchoolLondon	0.89	28	not published
St James' Church of England Primary SchoolLondon	0.89	37	not published
Michael Faraday SchoolLondon	0.88	50	1023 m (≈0.64 mi) 2023
Phoenix Primary SchoolLondon	0.88	65	1974 m (≈1.23 mi) 2021
Southwark Park Primary SchoolLondon	0.86	35	not published
Bessemer Grange Primary SchoolLondon	0.85	60	not published
Grove Primary SchoolLondon	0.85	20	not published
Tower Bridge Primary SchoolLondon	0.83	18	not published
Ilderton Primary SchoolLondon	0.83	23	not published
Galleywall Primary, City of London AcademyLondon	0.82	45	not published
Ivydale Primary SchoolLondon	0.82	60	1308 m (≈0.81 mi) 2021
Crawford Primary SchoolLondon	0.81	26	not published
Alfred Salter Primary SchoolLondon	0.80	60	930 m (≈0.58 mi) 2023
Hollydale Primary SchoolLondon	0.80	30	not published
Riverside Primary SchoolLondon	0.80	30	817 m (≈0.51 mi) 2023
Oliver Goldsmith Primary SchoolLondon	0.76	34	not published
St George's Church of England Primary SchoolLondon	0.75	8	not published
Rye Oak Primary SchoolLondon	0.73	26	not published
Harris Primary Academy East DulwichLondon	0.72	60	not published
Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the BoroughLondon	0.71	17	not published
Brunswick Park Primary SchoolLondon	0.68	60	not published
Snowsfields Primary SchoolLondon	0.68	22	693 m (≈0.43 mi) 2022
Albion Primary SchoolLondon	0.68	50	836 m (≈0.52 mi) 2023
Friars Primary Foundation SchoolLondon	0.65	23	not published
Keyworth Primary SchoolLondon	0.64	25	not published
Bellenden Primary SchoolLondon	0.60	20	not published
Goose Green Primary and Nursery SchoolLondon	0.52	25	not published
Goodrich Community Primary SchoolLondon	0.51	43	1456 m (≈0.90 mi) 2023
Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolLondon	0.40	5	not published
Victory Primary SchoolLondon	0.40	10	not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

19 schools. 5 received more first preferences than they had places.

School	First preferences per place	Places
Kingsdale Foundation SchoolLondon	2.32	416
Sacred Heart Catholic SchoolLondon	2.07	115
The Charter School North DulwichLondon	2.04	178
St Michael's Catholic CollegeLondon	1.28	150
The St Thomas the Apostle CollegeLondon	1.21	150
City of London Academy (Southwark)London	0.93	240
The Charter School East DulwichLondon	0.92	231
Bacon's CollegeLondon	0.79	185
Harris Academy BermondseyLondon	0.77	115
Harris Boys' Academy East DulwichLondon	0.75	150
Haberdashers' Borough AcademyLondon	0.75	180
The Charter School BermondseyLondon	0.73	110
Ark Walworth AcademyLondon	0.72	130
Ark Globe AcademyLondon	0.70	81
Harris Girls' Academy East DulwichLondon	0.66	140
Ark All Saints AcademyLondon	0.63	104
Notre Dame Catholic Girls' SchoolLondon	0.61	31
St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England SchoolLondon	0.44	66
Harris Academy PeckhamLondon	0.41	114