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Phoenix Primary School

Marlborough Grove, London, SE1 5JT

State-funded
Primary
Ages 3–11
Mixed
Nursery classes

Overview

Phoenix Primary School is a state-funded school (community school) in London, London, for pupils aged 3–11. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type
Community school
Establishment group
Local authority maintained schools
Phase of education
Primary
Age range
Ages 3–11
Gender of entry
Mixed
Boarding
No boarders
Sixth form
No
School capacity
682
Pupils on roll
480
URN
100817

Admissions

Local authority
Southwark

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School places

DfE school capacity survey · May 2025 (2024/25)

Capacity at survey date
690
Pupils on roll
472
Unfilled places at survey date
218

A dated snapshot from the Department for Education school capacity survey, separate from the school details above. Unfilled places at the survey date do not mean places are currently available for admission. About this data

Official admissions data

Applications & demand

Preferences expressed by families through coordinated admissions, shown over time.

2026/27 admissions · Reception

First preferences
57

Times the school was named as a family's first preference.

Total preferences
138

All recorded preference positions for this school.

Offers made
65

Offers recorded through coordinated admissions, not physical capacity.

First preferences compared with offers

0.88 first preferences per offer

57 first preferences and 65 offers were recorded for 2026/27.

What does this mean?

This is the Department for Education's own published comparison of first preferences with total offers recorded. It indicates the level of requests made through coordinated admissions. Offers are not necessarily the school's maximum capacity, admissions arrangements vary between local authorities, the figure is not a measure of school quality, and it should not be used on its own to judge the likelihood of gaining a place.

First preferences over time

Latest five available admissions years. Missing years are not estimated.

Admissions history

Admissions yearFirst preferencesTotal preferencesOffers made
2026/275713865
2025/263911646
2024/256415867
2023/247918085
2022/235015759

Source: Department for Education · Applications and offers data.

Official performance data

School performance

Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.

Primary

2024/25 results

  • Reading, writing & maths — meeting the expected standard

    School
    80%
    England
    62%

    Pupils included: 60

  • Reading, writing & maths — achieving a higher standard

    School
    18%
    England
    8%

    Pupils included: 60

Source: Department for Education · School performance data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 17 June 2025 · Published 7 September 2025

Original education inspection framework (September 2024 to November 2025)

Ofsted did not give schools an overall effectiveness grade during this inspection period. The judgements Ofsted did publish are shown below.

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding was effective
Yes
Early years provision (where applicable)
Outstanding

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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

Location

Address
Marlborough Grove, London, SE1 5JT
Local authority
Southwark

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