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Dulwich Hamlet Junior School

Primary · London · SE21 7AL

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Outstanding

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: OutstandingSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 28 March 2023

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At a glance

374 pupils · 104% of 360 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
12.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
12.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
17% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
5.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.dulwichhamletjuniorschool.org.uk/
URN
136665

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Outstanding on 28 March 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.9% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

86 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
84%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
28%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
110
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
109
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school84%
Median of its 12 closest peers63.5%
Southwark average69.9%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, BeverleyBeverley · 166 miles awayGood56%
St Mark's CofE Junior School, SalisburySalisbury · 78 miles awayGood70%
The Grange Community Primary SchoolBanbury · 67 miles awayGood89%
Melbourn Primary SchoolRoyston · 44 miles awayExpected standard62%
Lincewood Primary AcademyBasildon · 23 miles awayNot yet graded49%
Gamlingay Village PrimarySandy · 49 miles awayGood45%
Downs Junior SchoolBrighton · 42 miles awayGood60%
Darrick Wood Junior SchoolOrpington · 9 miles awayGood65%
Wolvercote Primary SchoolOxford · 56 miles awayGood86%
Taverham VC CE Junior SchoolNorwich · 101 miles awayGood69%
Great Moor Junior SchoolStockport · 159 miles awayExpected standard83%
Stanton Road Primary SchoolWirral · 180 miles awayExpected standard52%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 48% (Southwark 21%, England 60%) · Any other White background 13% (Southwark 10%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 7% (Southwark 8%, England 3%) · Not recorded 6% (Southwark 5%, England 1%) · Black African 5% (Southwark 23%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 5% (Southwark 2%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 4% (Southwark 6%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Southwark 8%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Southwark 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Southwark 4%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Southwark 2%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Southwark 1%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 1% (Southwark 1%, England 4%) · Any other Black background 1% (Southwark 4%, England 1%) · White Irish 1% (Southwark 0%, England 0%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Southwark 2%, England 2%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
3.9%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
8.2%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

3.85 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Southwark: 1.40 suspensions and 0.01 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
25.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

93% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 7% moved to another state school

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

22.2% of teachers took sickness absence, 2.3 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £63,181; 29.4% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£8,332
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 75% (77%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 7% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £1,000; in-year balance +£174,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher75.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications6.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work65.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways5%18.1%
Residents in very good health64.7%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier78%62.3%
Social housing6%17.1%
Privately rented15.8%20.5%
Detached houses17.9%22.9%
Flats21.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms65.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van14.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01004069 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£850,000504 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£592,000–£1,487,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (19)£3,200,000
Semi-detached (96)£1,887,500
Terraced (183)£1,205,000
Flat (206)£547,500

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
6an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
44an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
7an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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