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Spa School, Bermondsey

URN
146190
Phase
Not applicable
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Spa School, Bermondsey
URN
146190
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11-19
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

82 / 100

Excellent

Based on official data for academic year 2022/23.

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

83

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

73

Stability & Context

90

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Recommended

This school performs well across several areas and may suit many families.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Higher Risk
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
12 July 2024
Inspection date
22 May 2024
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 12 July 2024

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 12 July 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Southwark
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Southwark)
School website
www.spa-education.org

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Southwark to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

Not published

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

Not published

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

Not published

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

Not published

EBacc achievement

Location

SE1 5RN - Monnow Road, London

Contact details

Address
Monnow Road, London
Postcode
SE1 5RN
Phone
2072373714
Website
www.spa-education.org
Visit websiteOpen in Google Maps

Administrative details

Local authority name
Southwark
Local authority code
210

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 216 schools in Southwark.

Authority statistics

Total schools

216

Open schools

121

Closed schools

95

Primary schools

112

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Outstanding

    Graded 12 July 2024

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 12 July 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 12 July 2024

  • Sixth form

    Good

    Graded 12 July 2024

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    12 July 202422 May 2024S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 12 July 2024
    12 March 202318 January 2023-School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 NextView report for inspection published 12 March 2023
    • Good

      Published
      12 July 2024
      Inspected
      22 May 2024
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next

      Published
      12 March 2023
      Inspected
      18 January 2023
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    EBacc achievement

    Not published

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    100.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    0.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    0.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    0.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    36

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary112 (53.1%)
    • Secondary36 (17.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other63 (29.9%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Spa School0 mNot applicableClosed
    Alma Junior School160 mPrimaryClosed
    Alma Infant School160 mPrimaryClosed
    Alma Primary School160 mPrimaryClosed
    Harris Academy Bermondsey285 mSecondaryOpen
    Aylwin Girls' School285 mSecondaryClosed
    City of London Academy (Southwark)329 mSecondaryOpen
    Galleywall Primary, City of London Academy601 mPrimaryOpen
    Galleywall Primary School602 mPrimaryClosed
    Phoenix Primary School614 mPrimaryOpen
    • Spa School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Alma Junior School
      Distance
      160 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Alma Infant School
      Distance
      160 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Alma Primary School
      Distance
      160 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Harris Academy Bermondsey

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Not applicable) and local authority (Southwark)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Alleyn's SchoolNot applicableSE22 8SUOpen
    Alpha Community School At Springfield Methodist ChurchNot applicableSW8 2JUClosed
    Arco AcademyNot applicableSE5 8TSOpen
    Bacon's CollegeNot applicableSE16 6ATClosed
    Beormund Primary SchoolNot applicableSE1 3PSOpen
    • Alleyn's School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      SE22 8SU
      Status
      Open
    • Alpha Community School At Springfield Methodist Church
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      SW8 2JU
      Status
      Closed
    • Arco Academy
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      SE5 8TS
      Status
      Open
    • Bacon's College
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      SE16 6AT
      Status
      Closed
    • Beormund Primary School
    Distance
    285 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Aylwin Girls' School
    Distance
    285 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • City of London Academy (Southwark)
    Distance
    329 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Galleywall Primary, City of London Academy
    Distance
    601 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Galleywall Primary School
    Distance
    602 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phoenix Primary School
    Distance
    614 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    SE1 3PS
    Status
    Open