Spa School Camberwell
Spa School Camberwell is a special free school in London for boys and girls aged 4 to 16. It has 114 pupils and room for 120. About 69 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 2023.
150 Southampton Way, London, SE5 7EW020 3434 5210spa-camberwell.orgMr Rian Ehlers headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 24 January 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
12 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. That usually means the year group was too small to publish without identifying children.
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025
7 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. With a year group this small, a couple of children can move the percentages a long way.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | Southwark | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 7 | 8 | 4 | – | – |
| Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | – | 70% | 63% |
| Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | – | 12% | 8% |
| Expected level: readingReading expected standard | 0% | 0% | – | – | – |
| Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard | 0% | 0% | – | – | – |
| Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed) | 0% | 0% | – | – | – |
There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.
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.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (113), Severe learning difficulty (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 114 | 113 | 101 | 76 | 61 | 41 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 69% | 71% | 59% | 66% | 57% | 49% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 40% | 43% | 45% | 54% | 51% | 49% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 90.4% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 9.6% | 8.4% | 5.8% | 6.2% | 12.1% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 6.9% | 7.4% | 5.8% | 6.2% | 11.7% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 2.7% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 21.3% | 20.0% | 14.5% | 16.1% | 40.9% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other special schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
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
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.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick Park Primary School | Council | 200 m | 415 | No overall grade 2024 | 81 | Compare |
| St George's Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 270 m | 136 | Good 2023 | 25 | Compare |
| The Grove Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 380 m | 79 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| Arco Academy | Independent | 480 m | 17 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Angel Oak Academy | Academy | 540 m | 388 | Outstanding 2024 | 96 | Compare |
| Camberwell College of Arts | Miscellaneous | 580 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Tuke School | Council | 590 m | 102 | Report card 2026 | – | Compare |
| Oliver Goldsmith Primary School | Council | 650 m | 358 | Good 2022 | 18 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Spa School Camberwell a good school?
Spa School Camberwell doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in January 2023.
What is Spa School Camberwell's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Spa School Camberwell good at its last full inspection on 24 January 2023.
How good are Spa School Camberwell's SATs results?
In summer 2025, 0% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 0% went further and reached the higher level. The year group was small, so the percentages jump around a lot from year to year.
How many pupils does Spa School Camberwell have?
114 pupils aged 4 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 120 places, so it is 95% full.
What is attendance like at Spa School Camberwell?
Pupils were in school 90.4% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 21% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 150 Southampton Way, London, SE5 7EW
- Telephone
- 020 3434 5210
- Website
- spa-camberwell.org
- Headteacher
- Mr Rian Ehlers
- Type of school
- Special free school (Free schools special, free schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 4-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Multi-academy trust
- Spa Education Trust (2 schools)
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Ward
- St Giles
- Constituency
- Peckham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2020 (new provision)
- URN
- 143745 · LAESTAB 2107000 · UKPRN 10086459
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Year 6 results: DfE key stage 2 tables, 2024/25.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.