Meridian Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.

Summary of the comparison

Meridian Primary School and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School are primary schools in London.

  • Meridian Primary School scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Meridian Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Meridian Primary School was judged Good and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 82.0% for Meridian Primary School and 68.0% for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Meridian Primary School (86.0% in 2022-23, 82.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (64.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Meridian Primary School versus St Joseph's Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LondonMeridian Primary SchoolLondonSt Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB77/100Stronger figureD52/100
Local ranking5th of 61 in Greenwich Stronger figure53rd of 61 in Greenwich
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll231 124
Capacity240 210
LocationLondon, SE10 9NY London, SE10 9AN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard82.0% Stronger figure68.0% 62.0%
At higher standard21.0% Stronger figure9.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score111.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census222 136
Free school meals (ever 6)14.3% 51.5%
English as an additional language40.1% 27.9%
SEN support18.5% 23.5%
SEN with an EHC plan3.1% 4.4%
Attendance
Overall absence4.1% Stronger figure6.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence9.7% Stronger figure19.5% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Meridian Primary School

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