Bird In Bush School

State-Funded School

bird-in-bush-school-southwark-london

LondonRegion

SouthwarkLocal Authority

PeckhamConstituency

SE15 1QPPostcode

1.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Bird In Bush School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Southwark, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 381 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 54%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

10%

Asian

Black

62%

Mixed

10%

Any other group

10%

Unclassified

Pupils

381

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

60%

England average

27%

First language not English

29%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 381
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
22 Sept 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
15 Feb 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.