John Keats Primary School

John Keats Primary School is a newly established institution that has shown overall good performance in its first inspection. The school is characterized by a warm and welcoming atmosphere where pupils feel cared for and safe, leading to positive relationships between staff and students. The ambitious curriculum is well-implemented, particularly in its early years, allowing for effective learning and personal development. Although the school has notable strengths, there are areas that require improvement, particularly around the sequencing of knowledge in the curriculum for certain subjects.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a supportive and respectful learning environment.
• High expectations for both learning and behavior set by leaders.
• Effective early reading program contributing to pupils' fluency.
• Strong support for pupils with SEND ensuring inclusion.
• Wide range of extra-curricular activities enhancing personal development.
• Strong partnerships with trustees and external agencies.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack clear sequences for knowledge building.
• Checks on pupils’ understanding do not always identify misconceptions.

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 John Keats Primary School attended 90.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 33.3% 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, 1.4% of pupils at John Keats Primary 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 John Keats Primary School had 16.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 31.4% 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, 32.6% of pupils at John Keats Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.8% 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 John Keats Primary School received £10,235 and spent £9,624 for each of its 355 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £232,000 (£654 per pupil).

Across all 20 schools of Nexus Education Schools Trust, income was £8,837 and spending £8,693 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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John Keats Primary School is part of Nexus Education Schools Trust, which runs 20 schools. The nearest others:

• Rotherhithe Primary School London
• John Donne Primary School London
• Childeric Primary School London
• Grove Primary School London
• Goose Green Primary and Nursery School London
• Alexandra Junior School London
• Alexandra Infant School Beckenham
• Worsley Bridge Primary School Beckenham
• Balgowan Primary School Beckenham
• Highfield Junior School Bromley

What is John Keats Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for John Keats Primary School is Good, from an inspection in April 2023.

When was John Keats Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

John Keats Primary School was last inspected in April 2023.

How many pupils does John Keats Primary School have?

John Keats Primary School has 362 pupils on roll.

What age range does John Keats Primary School cover?

John Keats Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are John Keats Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 47% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is John Keats Primary School?

John Keats Primary School is at 391 Rotherhithe New Road, Rotherhithe, London, SE16 3FN.