Boutcher Church of England Primary School

SouthwarkVoluntary aided school

93 Grange Road, Bermondsey, London, SE1 3BW

Headteacher: Mrs Eilidh VerhoevenSchool website ↗Pupils: 209 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected July 2022
Oversubscribed
53% of first-choice applicants offered a place
84%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected July 2022
53%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 14 July 2022Full report ↗

Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
84.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
22.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 100%·Writing 91%·Maths 94%All three 84%
Reading
Expected100%
Exceeding56%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected91%
Exceeding28%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected94%
Exceeding47%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
51
How many got their first choice?
27of 51 (52.9%)
How many applied in total?
122

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
31.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
34.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
16.0%
Boys and girls
55%girls·45%boys
114 girls, 95 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 96% (2023/24), currently 84%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1690.0%7.0%+9.9+3.8+6.7
2016/1790.0%19.0%+9.6+3.8+7.8
2017/1875.0%11.0%+6.7+3.4+5.3
2018/1994.0%23.0%+10.0+5.2+6.7
2022/2389.0%19.0%+7.5+2.7+6.0
2023/2496.0%41.0%---
2024/2584.0%22.0%---