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Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMs Catherine Fulton

location_onLondon, SE1 1NJ

language Visit Website phone 2074072642

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

195

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Expected Standard

83%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough is a Voluntary aided school primary school in London, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 8% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough is a voluntary aided school in London, Southwark, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 169 pupils on roll, of whom 44% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 83% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 21% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #5 of 62 primaries in Southwark and #286 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 26.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 66%

Reading100% LA 76%

Writing88% LA 74%

Maths96% LA 75%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 64%England 61%

Reading79% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing86% LA 72% · Eng 72%

Maths93% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 65%England 60%

Reading76% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 75% · Eng 71%

Maths93% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA 0.8

-3.6 to 1.0

-0.7

Write

LA 1.3

-2.9 to 1.5

1.1

Maths

LA 0.9

-1.1 to 3.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 66%England 65%

Reading79% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths93% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA 1.0

-1.2 to 3.4

0.6

Write

LA 1.0

-1.5 to 2.7

0.8

Maths

LA 0.9

-1.2 to 2.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 67%

Reading80% LA 76%

Writing83% LA 78%

Maths83% LA 78%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 1.1

-1.2 to 3.2

1.2

Write

LA 1.1

-0.9 to 3.3

Maths

LA 1.3

0 to 4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

10 October 2023

Inspection Report

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27 March 2018

Inspection Report

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05 December 2013

Inspection Report

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04 October 2011

Inspection Report

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26 January 2011

Inspection Report

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10 February 2009

Inspection Report

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27 June 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-03-27

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-12-05

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-10-04

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.2%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.2%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 169 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.2%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	169	2	1.2%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	165	1	0.6%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	183	4	2.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	176	1	0.6%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	177	3	1.7%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	198	2	1.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	195	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	193	4	2.1%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	206	4	1.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	202	4	2.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	197	1	0.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	222	1	0.5%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	216	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	208	2	1.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	227	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	227	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	223	2	0.9%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	240	1	0.4%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	238	1	0.4%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	229	1	0.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	238	2	0.8%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	240	1	0.4%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	228	1	0.4%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	240	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	234	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	233	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 17 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils