Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough

Primary · Southwark · SE1 1NJ · URN 100834

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2023-10-11Cohort 175Roman CatholicNon-selective

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 24

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 67 schools in Southwark

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
83%
Southwark 66.1%England 61%
16.9 percentage points above the area average of 66.1
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
21%
Southwark 11.2%England 8%
9.8 percentage points above the area average of 11.2
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
111
Southwark 106.42England 105
4.6 above the area average of 106.4
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
110
Southwark 105.63England 105
4.4 above the area average of 105.6
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
108
Southwark 106.55England 105
1.5 above the area average of 106.6
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
33%
Southwark 33.7%England 32%
0.7 percentage points below the area average of 33.7
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
100%
Southwark 76.4%
23.6 percentage points above the area average of 76.4
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
88%
Southwark 74.1%
13.9 percentage points above the area average of 74.1
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
96%
Southwark 75.4%
20.6 percentage points above the area average of 75.4
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
24
Southwark 42
18 below the area average of 42
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Southwark	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	83% Southwark 66.1%England 61%	16.9 percentage points above the area average of 66.1	22 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	21% Southwark 11.2%England 8%	9.8 percentage points above the area average of 11.2	13 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	111 Southwark 106.42England 105	4.6 above the area average of 106.4	6 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	110 Southwark 105.63England 105	4.4 above the area average of 105.6	5 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	108 Southwark 106.55England 105	1.5 above the area average of 106.6	3 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	33% Southwark 33.7%England 32%	0.7 percentage points below the area average of 33.7	1 percentage points above the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	100% Southwark 76.4%	23.6 percentage points above the area average of 76.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	88% Southwark 74.1%	13.9 percentage points above the area average of 74.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	96% Southwark 75.4%	20.6 percentage points above the area average of 75.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	24 Southwark 42	18 below the area average of 42	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Southwark · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 25.0 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 64% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 51.4% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 13.7% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 8.9pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 33% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 21% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 26.5pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 83% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 65.5% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-11-10. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough Good at its inspection on 11/10/2023.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough is a primary school in Southwark, postcode SE1 1NJ (URN 100834).
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