Schools in Southwark, London

Formed in 1965 when three Metropolitan Borough councils were merged under the London Government Act, Southwark stretches across South London from the tidal Thames at Bermondsey and Rotherhithe southward through Peckham and Camberwell to the Victorian suburbs of Dulwich.

Dulwich and East Dulwich form the most school-competitive corridor in the borough, drawing families who plan well ahead for primary and secondary places, while Borough, at the northern edge, sits beside London Bridge, Shakespeare's Globe, Borough Market, and Tate Modern on the South Bank. The Jubilee and Northern lines serve the borough. Around 312,000 people now live across Southwark, and Dulwich Village is widely regarded as among the most sought-after postcodes for state school catchments in South London.