Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 12 Mar 2024
Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 151012.
Pupils at the January school census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Total pupils | 213 |
| Girls | 106 |
| Boys | 107 |
| Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals. | 24.9% |
| First language not English | 31% |
| School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery. | 210 |
| Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places. | 191 |
| Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken. | 9% |
| SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school. | 25 |
| EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs. | 9 |
| Average class size | 26 |
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Pupils per teacher | 19 |
| Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants. | 10 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 10.98 |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 10.01 |
| Support staff (FTE) | 13.64 |
Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.
Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day. | 30 |
| Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed. | 90 |
| First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice. | 34 |
| First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place. | 26 |
| Applications from another local authority (Reception) | 19 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.
Share of possible sessions missed.
| Measure | This school | Southwark | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 3%, better than England, better than Southwark | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions. | 6.5%, better than England, better than Southwark | 14.3% | 13.2% |
| Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions. | 1.8%, worse than England, worse than Southwark | 1% | 1% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.
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| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.3 mi | Primary | Rotherhithe Primary School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 14 Jan 2014. | |
| 0.3 mi | Primary | Southwark Park Primary School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 11 Oct 2023. | |
| 0.3 mi | Primary | Albion Primary School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 30 Jan 2024. | |
| 0.5 mi | Secondary | The Charter School Bermondsey | Free schools | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 17 May 2017. | |
| 0.5 mi | Primary | Alfred Salter Primary School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 5 Feb 2019. | |
| 0.5 mi | Primary | Galleywall Primary, City of London Academy | Free schools | Outstanding Ofsted rating. Inspected 14 May 2019. | |
| 0.5 mi | Not applicable | Marathon Science School | Other independent school | Requires improvement Ofsted rating. Inspected 25 Feb 2025. | |
| 0.6 mi | Primary | St John's Roman Catholic Primary School | Voluntary aided school | Outstanding Area360 rating. Inspected 1 Apr 2025. | |
| 0.6 mi | Primary | Riverside Primary School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 6 Dec 2023. | |
| 0.7 mi | Secondary | Bacon's College | Academy sponsor led | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 8 Jun 2022. |
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is rated Outstanding by Ofsted, last inspected on 12 Mar 2024.
For Reception entry in 2026/27, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School made 30 offers from 90 applications (3 per offer), and 26 of 34 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School has 213 pupils aged 3 to 11.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School had 210 school places in 2024/25.
At St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the average class had 26 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 19 pupils per teacher.
In 2025/26, pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School missed 3% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 6.5% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).
Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.