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St John Fisher Catholic Primary School

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

person Mrs Nina Pignatiello (Headteacher)

corporate_fareBLESSED HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

location_onPinner, HA5 5RA

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2023

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Students

628

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Expected Standard

84%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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St John Fisher Catholic Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Pinner, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 7% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St John Fisher Catholic Primary School is an academy converter in Pinner, Harrow, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of BLESSED HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 628 pupils on roll, of whom 6% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 84% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 17% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #2 of 39 primaries in Harrow and #82 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 25.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 69%

Reading94% LA 78%

Writing89% LA 75%

Maths92% LA 81%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

89%

LA 68%England 61%

Reading92% LA 78% · Eng 74%

Writing90% LA 76% · Eng 72%

Maths94% LA 81% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 65%England 60%

Reading88% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 75% · Eng 71%

Maths91% LA 79% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA 0.6

-0.3 to 2.5

0.5

Write

LA 0.9

-0.8 to 1.8

1.8

Maths

LA 2.2

0.5 to 3.1

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2025	#82 / 14,159	#2	#943	#1
2024	#24 / 14,233	#1	#345	#1
2023	#1,889 / 13,940	#22	#1,603	#4,121

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

05 December 2023

Inspection Report

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08 May 2019

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-12-05

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

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2009-01-27

Section 5 RTI Historic EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2005-12-01

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

0.2%per term

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 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 624 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.2%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	624	1	0.2%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	629	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	631	1	0.2%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	627	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	630	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	625	1	0.2%	0.7%	1
2022/23 (Spring term)	628	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	625	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	613	2	0.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	619	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	629	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	610	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	619	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	620	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	594	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	594	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	598	0	0.0%	0.6%	0

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 41 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 17 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils