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Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (Sils)

Pupil referral unit / alternative provision · ages 11-16MixedPupil referral unit40 pupilsLondonSouthwark
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedGoodConfirmed by Ofsted, January 2024
Pupils from low-income families78%Far more than most schools
Places72 spare40 pupils, 112 places
Pupils per teacher6.7School workforce census
Pupils on roll40Census January 2026

Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (Sils) is a pupil referral unit in London for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 40 pupils and room for 112. About 78 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2024.

2 Davey Street, Peckham, London, SE15 6LF020 7525 1150silsschools.orgDr Michael Jarrett headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

A shorter visit on 24 January 2024 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Southwark council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll40Census January 2026
Places11236% full
Pupils from low-income families78%78% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English13%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support90%36 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan5%2 pupils with a plan
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)70%£30,800 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls25 / 15
White British pupils23%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (35), language and communications needs (2), Moderate learning difficulty (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll404145484257
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals78%78%76%52%45%53%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language13%0%2%2%7%5%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support93%89%92%88%84%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans0%11%2%12%7%

What pupils do next

After GCSEs

Where the 23 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training65%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 57%, compared with 78% for everyone else.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers
Still in education, work or training65%50%65%
Education61%38%61%
Apprenticeship0%0%3%
Work4%13%0%
Not in education, work or training9%25%19%

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers9.0full-time equivalent, 9 people
Pupils per teacher6.7Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers78%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants6.0full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£69,011
Teachers who left in the year50%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher11.52024/25

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£57,350England £7,738. Total £3.2m
Income per pupil£55,171England £7,697. Total £3.0m
Spent on teachers per pupil£21,658England £3,480
Money in reserve10%A healthy amount put by: £288k, £5,233 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£120kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£57,350spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m1,11512 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate91 per 1,000 peopleabout the England average
Typical house price£550,000Southwark
Nearest bus stop80 mSt George's Way, 8 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Tuke SchoolCouncil270 m102Report card 2026Compare
Angel Oak AcademyAcademy310 m388Outstanding 202496Compare
Haymerle SchoolCouncil390 m77Good 2021Compare
The Grove Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school480 m79Good 2024Compare
St Francis RC Primary SchoolRoman Catholic610 m253Good 202334Compare
Ark Walworth AcademyAcademy650 m973Good 202371Compare
St George's Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England650 m136Good 202325Compare
Phoenix Primary SchoolCouncil670 m480No overall grade 202598Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (Sils) a good school?

Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (Sils) doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in January 2024.

What is Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (Sils)'s Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (Sils) good at its last full inspection on 24 January 2024.

How many pupils does Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (Sils) have?

40 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 112 places, so it is 36% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
2 Davey Street, Peckham, London, SE15 6LF
Telephone
020 7525 1150
Website
www.silsschools.org
Headteacher
Dr Michael Jarrett
Type of school
Pupil referral unit (Pupil referral unit, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 11-16
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Southwark
Ward
Peckham
Constituency
Peckham
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 September 2008 (result of amalgamation)
URN
135260 · LAESTAB 2101104 · UKPRN 10025544
Formerly
Southwark Inclusive Learning Service Plus (Sils+), Willowbank, Southwark Inclusive Learning Service KS4 Centre

Where these figures come from