Schools in Southwark

84 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Southwark

Primary

Offered their first choice 84.3%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 85.1% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 95.7%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 2,248
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 84.3% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 95.7% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is much the same as in 2016, when it was 85.1%.

The council's primary schools between them had 3,137 places for 2,248 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 72.1%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 59.0% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 91.6%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 2,489
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 72.1% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 91.6% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 13.1 points higher than in 2016, when it was 59.0%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 3,431 places for 2,489 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Southwark lodged 205 appeals about a school place.

190 of them were heard by a panel and 31 succeeded, which is about 16 in every 100 heard.

The other 15 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

All Through

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Ark Globe Academy London	0.70	-	Exceptional Ofsted report card (current framework)

Elsewhere

Most sought-after schools in Southwark by first preferences per place
Schools in SE1 (20)
Schools in SE15 (15)
Schools in SE16 (18)
Schools in SE17 (10)
Schools in SE21 (4)
Schools in SE22 (9)
Schools in SE24 (6)
Schools in SE5 (11)
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