OFSTED
30 April 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Trust
SAINT JOHN SOUTHWORTH CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
225
225 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
110
48.9% of pupils
Male pupils
115
51.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.4 pts
below England
School
12.4%
Kensington and Chelsea
20.3%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
57.9 pts
above England
School
78.2%
Kensington and Chelsea
24.7%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Kensington and Chelsea
0.2%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other White background
47.1%
106
White British
19.6%
44
Any other ethnic group
7.6%
17
African
4.0%
9
Any other Mixed background
4.0%
9
Any other Asian background
3.6%
8
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
12.4%
28 of
225 pupils
8.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.3 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
93.0%
32.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
100.0%
Reading
26.2 pts above England
School
100.0%
Kensington and Chelsea
79.3%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
93.0%
Writing
22.7 pts above England
School
93.0%
Kensington and Chelsea
77.0%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
93.0%
Maths
21.0 pts above England
School
93.0%
Kensington and Chelsea
78.7%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.99%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.23 pts
lower than
England
School
4.99%
Kensington and Chelsea
6.79%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.43%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.39 pts
lower than
England
School
11.43%
Kensington and Chelsea
19.29%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.57%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.23 pts
lower than
England
School
0.57%
Kensington and Chelsea
1.82%
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
94.5%
6.4 pts
above England
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
94.5%
Kensington and Chelsea
83.0%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.