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School · PrimaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 25 October 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

Oliver Goldsmith Primary School

Community primary school in London (Southwark).

KS2 RWM expected
51%
▼ 11pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
73%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
63%
▼ 11pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
59%
▼ 13pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
91.4%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
19.0
▼ 1.7 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
58.1%
▲ 33pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
75%
358 / 480 pupils
register figure (GIAS)

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).

Oliver Goldsmith Primary School is a primary school located in London, Southwark. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 376 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 480. The school is led by Ms Wendy Thangarajah.

Enrichment

18 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Band
  • Basketball
  • Coding
  • Computing
  • Cricket
  • Dance
  • Drama
  • Football
  • Gymnastics
  • Hockey
  • Mindfulness
  • Music
  • Netball
  • Rounders

and 2 more

Awards

3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
  • Nurturing Schools AwardRecognised award
  • Sing UpRecognised award

Key facts

URN
100821
Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Ages
3 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Local authority
Southwark
Constituency
Peckham
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Governing body (0 current, 8 former)

Maintained school governing body.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Denise Williams - Dean FormerChair of GovernorsAppointed by GB/boardsince 2020 · term ended 2026

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Daniel Campbell FormerGovernorNominated by LA and appointed by GBsince 2025 · term ended 2026
Ms Ruth Abraham FormerGovernorElected by school staffsince 2023 · term ended 2026
Ms Emilia Troup FormerGovernorNominated by LA and appointed by GBsince 2023 · term ended 2026
Ms Tania Norris FormerGovernorElected by parentssince 2022 · term ended 2026
Miss Victoria Sitch FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2021 · term ended 2026
Mr Richard Taylor - Whiteway FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2019 · term ended 2026
Mr Israel Sotonwa FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2019 · term ended 2026

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record