Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 10 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Southwark
Unique reference
100834
Address
Little Dorrit Court, Redcross Way, SE1 1NJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
169 (80% of total capacity)
Boys
45.6%
Girls
54.4%
First language not English
68.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
40.8%
Persistent absence
12.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.2%
Pupil ethnicities
African 30.2%
Other 18.9%
Mixed 16.6%
Other Black 12.4%
White British 5.9%
Other White 5.3%
Other Asian 4.7%
Caribbean 4.1%
Pakistani 1.2%
Indian 0.6%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.3
WritingAverage-0.7
MathsAverage1.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 71%
Local authority average 69%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 7%
Local authority average 12%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
15
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
13
2nd preference
8
3rd preference
12
From another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
13
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher19
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
4
3
1
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
4
0
4
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
7
3
4
Reception, Full-time
10
5
5
Year 1
18
10
8
Year 2
20
8
12
Year 3
28
13
15
Year 4
26
9
17
Year 5
28
14
14
Year 6
24
12
12
Year 2024-2025