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Southwark School Catchment Areas

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

Schools in Southwark split across 66 primaries and 19 secondaries, with catchment boundaries set afresh each admissions cycle by the council's school admissions team.

Expect the tightest competition in and around London and Peckham, where popular primaries are regularly oversubscribed and last-distance-offered figures can shrink to a few hundred metres.

Selective schools are part of the mix in Southwark - for those applying to grammar schools, a selective admissions test is required in addition to the standard admissions process.

121 total 66 primary 19 secondary 5 areas

Based on the latest published capacity data, 20 of the 121 schools in Southwark are at or above their admission number, so catchment distance is decisive at those schools. Southwark has 3 selective schools that admit by entrance test rather than distance. 29 schools apply faith-based criteria alongside catchment distance. Of the 47 Southwark schools with a current Ofsted rating, 46 are rated Good or Outstanding.

Southwark Catchment Area Documents

Official admissions policies and catchment boundary maps for Southwark schools are published annually.

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