Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough
Little Dorrit Court, London, SE1 1NJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Ms Catherine Fulton
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 225
- Pupils on roll
- 175
- URN
- 100834
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02074072642
About this school
Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 175 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 October 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 28 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 71% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 7% | 21% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 79% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 93% | 96% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 86% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Southwark average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62% | 65.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 63.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 65.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 195 |
| 2023/24 | 176 |
| 2024/25 | 169 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough compares
Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough ranked 10th of 63 primary schools in Southwark for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 4.6% | 43.5% | 175 | — |
| The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie | 93% | 4.6% | 23% | 217 | 0.1 miles |
| Charles Dickens Primary School | 92% | 3.7% | 44% | 494 | 0.2 miles |
| Snowsfields Primary School | 61% | 7.3% | 52.9% | 180 | 0.4 miles |
| Friars Primary Foundation School | 68% | 8% | 47.9% | 194 | 0.5 miles |
| Grange Primary School | 67% | 5.4% | 59.8% | 275 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.51%
- English as an additional language
- 68.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.58%
- Persistent absence
- 12.9%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie0.1 miles
Primary · London
-
Charles Dickens Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
Snowsfields Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Friars Primary Foundation School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Grange Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough ranks 193rd of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough teach?
- Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough?
- The headteacher of Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough is Ms Catherine Fulton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough?
- Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough has 175 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough full?
- Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough has capacity for 225 pupils and 175 on roll (78%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough a faith school?
- Yes. Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Southwark.
- Is Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough a selective school?
- No. Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough as having nursery classes.
- How have Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough compare with other schools in Southwark?
- Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough ranked 10th of 63 primary schools in Southwark for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough's absence rate?
- Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.