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EnglandLondonSouthwarkSE1 1NJSaint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough
Primary

Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough

Primary

Southwark · London · SE1 1NJ www.saintjosephsborough.co.uk

Pupils
169
cap. 225
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
83%
RWM expected · 2024/25
21%
RWM higher · 2024/25
169
Pupils · 2024/25
69%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
83%
RWM expected · 2024/25
21%
RWM higher · 2024/25
169
Pupils · 2024/25
69%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/10/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySouthwark
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio26.5:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough · Primary · Southwark

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
83%
+12pp
83%73%62%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 83%
RWM higher standard
21%
+14pp
21%14%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 21%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
100%
Reading higher standard
67%
Writing expected standard
88%
Writing higher standard
21%
Maths expected standard
96%
Maths higher standard
54%
Science expected standard
92%
SPAG expected standard
92%
SPAG higher standard
33%
Reading scaled score
111.0
Maths scaled score
110.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
169
Pupil : teacher ratio
26.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
69%
FSM eligible
44%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Little Dorrit Court, London, SE1 1NJ
Local authority
Southwark
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2583%21%100%67%88%21%96%54%92%92%111.0110.0108.023%169
2023/2471%7%79%36%86%14%93%21%86%86%107.0107.0106.026%176
2022/2362%10%76%17%72%14%93%21%79%76%104.0106.0103.0-1.30-0.70+1.1028%195
2018/1979%17%79%41%90%17%93%34%83%93%107.0107.0109.0+1.10+0.60+0.8022%238
2017/1880%7%80%33%83%17%83%37%83%80%105.0106.0108.0+1.00+1.20+2.0020%240
2016/1753%3%60%13%73%13%73%20%70%83%102.0104.0107.0+0.00+1.10+1.5020%234

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2516915.823%69%44%5%13%
2023/2417617.926%70%35%4%10%
2022/2319516.328%71%36%5%18%
2021/2220215.725%77%37%4%7%
2020/2121618.621%76%36%
2018/1923818.922%79%34%3%2%
2017/1824016.920%78%34%3%7%
2016/1723417.420%82%33%3%3%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.