Side by side
Dulwich Village Church of England Infants' School and Heber Primary School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Dulwich Village Church of England Infants' School takes ages 4 to 7; Heber Primary School takes ages 3 to 11.
- Dulwich Village Church of England Infants' School has 265 pupils; Heber Primary School has 447.
- The two schools are 0.6 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Dulwich Village Church of England Infants' School | Heber Primary School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Voluntary aided school DfE register | State-funded: Community school DfE register |
| Ages | 4 to 7 DfE register | 3 to 11 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 265 DfE register | 447 DfE register |
| Religious character | Church of England DfE register | Not published |
| Borough | Southwark DfE register | Southwark DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 146 first preferences for 89 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 79 first preferences for 60 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 17 October 2023: Outstanding at that inspection Ofsted | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 12 March 2025: Improved significantly Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths | Not published | 70% (2024/25) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 7.5% DfE register | 12.7% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 15.8% school census 2024/25 | 23.3% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 6.2% school census 2024/25 | 9.4% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 20.4 DfE workforce census | 20.2 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 3.4% DfE, 2024/25 | 4.2% 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.
Other comparisons
- Dulwich Village Church of England Infants' School and Dulwich Hamlet Junior School0.1 miles apart
- Dulwich Village Church of England Infants' School and Judith Kerr Primary School0.3 miles apart
- Dulwich Village Church of England Infants' School and Bessemer Grange Primary School0.5 miles apart
- Dulwich Village Church of England Infants' School and Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich0.5 miles apart