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St John's Roman Catholic Primary School

St Elmo's Road, Rotherhithe, London, SE16 6SD

Local ranking5th of 64 primary schools in Southwark
Ofsted: Outstanding

Primary

Phase

240

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 1 April 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
92.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
23.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
96.0%
Writing (Expected)
92.0%
Maths (Expected)
96.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
96.0%
Reading avg scaled score
108.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
107.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
110.0
Cohort Size
26

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
228
Boys
125 (52%)
Girls
115 (48%)
Capacity
240 (100% full)
SEND
14.9%
FSM Eligible
29.9%
EAL
30.7%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.8%
SEN Support
13.2%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
20.4:1
Teachers (FTE)
10.9
Budget per Pupil
£8,256/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.2% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
13.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 37.4%
  • White Other: 28.4%
  • Black African: 12.2%
  • Other: 3.1%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 2.7%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 2.7%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.3%
  • Mixed Other: 2.3%

37.4%

White British

28.4%

White Other

12.2%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
100841
UKPRN
10071703
Establishment No.
3669

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