SCHOOL PROFILE

St Anthony's Catholic Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 150551
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 450 Published school capacity
Capacity used 92.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

25 November 2021
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Southwark
Trust ST BENEDICT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 414 413 full-time · 1 part-time
Female pupils 212 51.2% of pupils
Male pupils 202 48.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

34.3%
9.5 pts above England
School 34.3%
Southwark 35.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

60.6%
40.3 pts above England
School 60.6%
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
38.9%
161
White British
13.3%
55
Any other ethnic group
11.8%
49
Any other White background
10.4%
43
Caribbean
5.6%
23
Any other Mixed background
3.9%
16
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 17.4% 72 of 414 pupils
3.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.4%
Southwark 22.5%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.7% 61 pupils
England 14.8% 0.1 pts below
EHC plans 2.7% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 3.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 23
Speech, language & communication 23
Social, emotional & mental health 15
Specific learning difficulty 6
Severe learning difficulty 2
Moderate learning difficulty 1

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

72.0% 11.6 pts above England
School 72.0%
Southwark 65.8%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

81.0%

7.2 pts above England

School 81.0%
Southwark 76.4%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

83.0%

12.7 pts above England

School 83.0%
Southwark 74.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

83.0%

11.0 pts above England

School 83.0%
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

4.57%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.65 pts lower than England
School 4.57%
Southwark 6.56%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

8.33%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.48 pts lower than England
School 8.33%
Southwark 18.21%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.28%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.53 pts lower than England
School 0.28%
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

92.0% 3.8 pts above England
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
92.0%
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