St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

George Row, Bermondsey, London, SE16 4UP

Local ranking59th of 64 primary schools in Southwark

Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

345

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School (URN 100832) since 1 November 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 3 February 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met

Achievement: Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching: Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour: Strong standard
Personal development & wellbeing: Strong standard
Leadership & governance: Expected standard
Inclusion: Strong standard
Early years: Expected standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 67.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 27.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 84.0%
Writing (Expected): 76.0%
Maths (Expected): 80.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 89.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 108.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 107.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 109.0
Cohort Size: 45

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 295
Boys: 119 (46%)
Girls: 139 (54%)
Capacity: 345 (75% full)
SEND: 15.3%
FSM Eligible: 33.2%
EAL: 13.6%
SEN with EHC Plan: 2.4%
SEN Support: 12.9%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 18.2:1
Teachers (FTE): 16.2
Budget per Pupil: £9,125/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 5.2% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 12.2% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
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

Black African: 39.6%
White British: 15.4%
White Other: 13.9%
Mixed Other: 8.8%
Other: 7.3%
Black Caribbean: 4.0%
Mixed White & Black African: 3.7%
Black Other: 1.8%

39.6%

Black African

15.4%

White British

13.9%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

02072374267

headteacher@stjosephs-georgerow.southwark.sch.uk

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George Row

London, London

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Administrative

URN: 149346
UKPRN: 10091128
Establishment No.: 3475
Trust: ST OSCAR ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

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