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Charles Dickens Primary School and The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie

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What differs

  • Charles Dickens Primary School takes ages 2 to 11; The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie takes ages 3 to 11.
  • Charles Dickens Primary School has 494 pupils; The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie has 217.
  • The two schools are 0.2 miles apart in a straight line.

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FactCharles Dickens Primary SchoolThe Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie
The basics
TypeState-funded: Academy converter

DfE register

State-funded: Voluntary aided school

DfE register

Ages2 to 11

DfE register

3 to 11

DfE register

GenderMixed

DfE register

Mixed

DfE register

Pupils494

DfE register

217

DfE register

Religious characterNot publishedChurch of England

DfE register

BoroughSouthwark

DfE register

Southwark

DfE register

BoardingNo

DfE register

No

DfE register

Admissions for 2027
Next deadline to apply or register15 January 2027 (open)

school or council page

15 January 2027 (open)

school or council page

Applications and places, last round120 first preferences for 59 places

DfE, September 2026 entry

28 first preferences for 30 places

DfE, September 2026 entry

Cost
Published day feesNo tuition fees (state-funded)No tuition fees (state-funded)
Inspection
Latest inspectionOfsted ungraded inspection, 25 June 2025: Standards maintained

Ofsted

Ofsted graded inspection, 7 December 2022: Outstanding at that inspection

Ofsted

Results
Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths92% (2024/25)

DfE

93% (2024/25)

DfE

Pupils
Eligible for free school meals41.9%

DfE register

20.3%

DfE register

English as an additional language19.4%

school census 2024/25

18.7%

school census 2024/25

Receiving SEN support12.7%

school census 2024/25

12.8%

school census 2024/25

Pupils per teacher18.3

DfE workforce census

16.4

DfE workforce census

Overall absence3.7%

DfE, 2024/25

4.6%

DfE, 2024/25

DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.

Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.

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