St John Fisher Catholic Primary SchoolNorthwood Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

St John Fisher Catholic Primary School and Northwood Primary School are primary schools in Erith.

  • St John Fisher Catholic Primary School scores 83 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Northwood Primary School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St John Fisher Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St John Fisher Catholic Primary School was judged exceptional and Northwood 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 90.0% for St John Fisher Catholic Primary School and 54.0% for Northwood Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at St John Fisher Catholic Primary School (90.0% in 2022-23, 90.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Northwood Primary School (57.0% in 2022-23, 54.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St John Fisher Catholic Primary School versus Northwood Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ErithSt John Fisher Catholic Primary SchoolErithNorthwood Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB83/100Stronger figureD54/100
Local ranking3rd of 60 in Bexley Stronger figure43rd of 60 in Bexley
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll198 172
Capacity210 240
LocationErith, DA18 4BA Erith, DA18 4HN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard90.0% Stronger figure54.0% 62.0%
At higher standard17.0% Stronger figure4.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score110.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score110.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census198 172
Free school meals (ever 6)25.8% 45.4%
English as an additional language95.5% 36.6%
SEN support13.1% 10.5%
SEN with an EHC plan1.0% 4.1%
Attendance
Overall absence2.8% Stronger figure4.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence3.3% Stronger figure13.5% 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.

St John Fisher Catholic Primary School

Northwood Primary School

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