Charles Dickens Primary School
Academy converter in London, Southwark.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 2 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 494 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 420 |
| Free school meals | 41.90% |
| Trust or sponsor | THE CHARTER SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL TRUST |
| Local authority | Southwark |
| Address | Toulmin Street, London, SE1 1AF |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.charlesdickens.southwark.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 02074071769 |
| URN | 148012 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 24 September 2019, published 28 October 2019:
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Charles Dickens Primary School, URN 100781).
Latest ungraded inspection: 25 June 2025, outcome: Standards maintained.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie (primary school, about 0.3 km)
- Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough (primary school, about 0.3 km)
- Friars Primary Foundation School (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- Ark Globe Academy (all-through school, about 0.7 km)
- St George's Cathedral Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- St Jude's Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Snowsfields Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Victory Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Southwark
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.