St John's Roman Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Outstanding
Apr 1 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Southwark
Unique reference
100841
Address
St Elmo's Road, Rotherhithe, SE16 6SD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
228 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
52.6%
Girls
47.4%
First language not English
30.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
30.7%
Persistent absence
12.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 36.4%
Other White 27.6%
African 11.8%
Mixed 9.6%
Other 3.1%
Unclassified 2.6%
Irish 1.8%
Other Black 1.8%
Other Asian 1.3%
Chinese 1.3%
Irish Traveller 0.9%
Indian 0.9%
Caribbean 0.9%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average3
WritingWell above average3.7
MathsWell above average4.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 80%
Local authority average 69%
England average 62%

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

School 13%
Local authority average 12%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

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

Admissions

St John's Roman Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
22
2nd preference
27
3rd preference
21
From another Local Authority
20
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
22
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
7
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 classes27.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
11
8
3
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
14
6
8
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
1
1
0
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
1
1
0
Reception, Full-time
29
14
15
Year 1
31
19
12
Year 2
28
11
17
Year 3
30
18
12
Year 4
30
16
14
Year 5
27
14
13
Year 6
26
12
14
Year 2024-2025