Galleywall Primary, City of London Academy

State-Funded School

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LondonRegion

SouthwarkLocal Authority

Bermondsey and Old SouthwarkConstituency

SE16 3PBPostcode

9.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Galleywall Primary, City of London Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Southwark, London.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 345 pupils. Galleywall Primary, City of London Academy is part of City of London Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 67%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

31%

Asian

Black

31%

Mixed

20%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

345

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

44%

England average

27%

First language not English

43%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 345
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: City of London Academies Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 15 January 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
9 Jun 2019	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.