Dulwich Hamlet Junior School

Dulwich Hamlet Junior School has received its first inspection since becoming an academy and has been rated overall as outstanding. The school provides a stimulating and well-structured curriculum that develops pupils’ curiosity and resilience, leading to impressive academic outcomes. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are well-supported and thoroughly engaged in their learning. The school’s strong environment fosters safety, respect, and high attendance, with pupils expressing enjoyment in their school life.

Strengths

• Outstanding quality of education across all areas.
• Broad and stimulating curriculum that fosters curiosity.
• Impressive support for pupils with SEND.
• Strong focus on reading and a well-resourced library.
• High levels of pupil engagement and participation in enrichment activities.
• Effective safeguarding measures and a strong culture of safety.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Dulwich Hamlet Junior School attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.9% of pupils at Dulwich Hamlet Junior School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Dulwich Hamlet Junior School had 25.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 15.2% of pupils at Dulwich Hamlet Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Dulwich Hamlet Junior School received £8,832 and spent £8,696 for each of its 364 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £112,000 (£309 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of The Charter Schools Educational Trust, income was £9,364 and spending £8,986 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Dulwich Hamlet Junior School is part of The Charter Schools Educational Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• The Charter School North Dulwich London
• The Charter School East Dulwich London
• The Belham Primary School London
• Lyndhurst Primary School London
• Streatham Wells Primary London
• Loughborough Primary School London
• The Charter School Bermondsey London
• Charles Dickens Primary School London

What is Dulwich Hamlet Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Dulwich Hamlet Junior School is Outstanding, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Dulwich Hamlet Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Dulwich Hamlet Junior School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Dulwich Hamlet Junior School have?

Dulwich Hamlet Junior School has 374 pupils on roll.

What age range does Dulwich Hamlet Junior School cover?

Dulwich Hamlet Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Dulwich Hamlet Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Dulwich Hamlet Junior School?

Dulwich Hamlet Junior School is at Dulwich Village, London, SE21 7AL.