SCHOOL PROFILE

Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 100834
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 225 Published school capacity
Capacity used 77.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

11 October 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Southwark
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 175 175 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 96 54.9% of pupils
Male pupils 79 45.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

51.4%
26.6 pts above England
School 51.4%
Southwark 35.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

64.0%
43.7 pts above England
School 64.0%
Southwark 27.8%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Southwark 0.3%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
32.6%
57
Any other ethnic group
15.4%
27
Any other Black background
9.7%
17
Any other Mixed background
9.1%
16
White and Black African
6.9%
12
White British
5.7%
10
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 21.1% 37 of 175 pupils
0.3 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.1%
Southwark 22.5%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.7% 24 pupils
England 14.8% 1.1 pts below
EHC plans 7.4% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 1.4 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 15
Autistic spectrum disorder 9
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Other difficulty or disability 3
Hearing impairment 2
Moderate learning difficulty 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

83.0% 22.6 pts above England
School 83.0%
Southwark 65.8%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

100.0%

26.2 pts above England

School 100.0%
Southwark 76.4%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

88.0%

17.7 pts above England

School 88.0%
Southwark 74.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

96.0%

24.0 pts above England

School 96.0%
Southwark 75.0%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.58%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.63 pts lower than England
School 4.58%
Southwark 6.56%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

12.90%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.91 pts lower than England
School 12.90%
Southwark 18.21%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Southwark 2.04%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

77.8% 10.4 pts below England
Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough
77.8%
Southwark
80.6%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information