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Spa School, Bermondsey and Spa School Camberwell

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What differs

  • Spa School, Bermondsey takes ages 11 to 19; Spa School Camberwell takes ages 4 to 16.
  • The two schools are 1.2 miles apart in a straight line.

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FactSpa School, BermondseySpa School Camberwell
The basics
TypeState-funded: Academy special converter

DfE register

State-funded: Special free school

DfE register

Ages11 to 19

DfE register

4 to 16

DfE register

GenderMixed

DfE register

Mixed

DfE register

Pupils122

DfE register

114

DfE register

BoroughSouthwark

DfE register

Southwark

DfE register

BoardingNo

DfE register

Not published
Cost
Published day feesNo tuition fees (state-funded)No tuition fees (state-funded)
Inspection
Latest inspectionOfsted graded inspection, 22 May 2024: Good at that inspection

Ofsted

Ofsted graded inspection, 24 January 2023: Good at that inspection

Ofsted

Where leavers went
Stayed in education or work after GCSEs100% (left 2022/23)

DfE

Not published
Pupils
Eligible for free school meals58.2%

DfE register

69.3%

DfE register

English as an additional language25.4%

school census 2024/25

43.4%

school census 2024/25

Receiving SEN support0%

school census 2024/25

0%

school census 2024/25

Pupils per teacher9.7

DfE workforce census

6.9

DfE workforce census

Overall absence13.8%

DfE, 2024/25

9.6%

DfE, 2024/25

DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 7 October 2026. 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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