St John Fisher Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Outstanding
Jan 21 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 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
Bexley
Unique reference
101460
Address
Kale Road, Thamesmead, DA18 4BA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
198 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
54.5%
Girls
45.5%
First language not English
95.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
21.7%
Persistent absence
3.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.1%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
Other Asian1%
White British1%
Caribbean4%
Mixed4%
African87.4%
Other Black
1%
Chinese
1%
Indian
0.5%
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 average2.3
WritingAverage0.6
MathsWell above average4.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
90%
Local authority average
67%
England average
62%

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

AreaPercentage
School
17%
Local authority average
13%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
110
Local authority average
107
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
110
Local authority average
106
England average
105
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St John Fisher Catholic Primary School

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
15
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
9
From another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
15
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
3
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 classes28.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
24
10
14
Year 1
27
13
14
Year 2
29
18
11
Year 3
28
17
11
Year 4
30
14
16
Year 5
30
16
14
Year 6
30
20
10
Year 2024-2025