John Donne Primary School

State-Funded School

john-donne-primary-school-southwark-london

LondonRegion

SouthwarkLocal Authority

PeckhamConstituency

SE15 2SWPostcode

5.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

John Donne Primary 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 405 pupils. John Donne Primary School is part of Nexus Education Schools Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 66%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

16%

Asian

Black

46%

Mixed

20%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

405

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

57%

England average

27%

First language not English

59%

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: 405
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Nexus Education Schools Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
28 Jan 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
2 Nov 2011	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.