St John's Roman Catholic Primary School
St Elmo's Road, Rotherhithe, London, SE16 6SD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Executive Headteacher
- Ms Janice Babb
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- The Federation of St James the Great and St John's
- Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 240
- URN
- 100841
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02072521859
About this school
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 240 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 26 | 30 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 85% | 80% | 92% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 13% | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 97% | 96% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 80% | 96% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 87% | 96% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.90 | - | - |
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 St John's Roman Catholic Primary School 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 | 85% | 65.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 63.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 92% | 65.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 218 |
| 2023/24 | 229 |
| 2024/25 | 228 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St John's Roman Catholic Primary School compares
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School ranked 3rd of 63 primary schools in Southwark for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 98% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 92% | 5.2% | 29.9% | 240 | — |
| Alfred Salter Primary School | 73% | 7% | 31% | 403 | 0.1 miles |
| Redriff Primary, City of London Academy | 89% | 4.7% | 25.3% | 456 | 0.2 miles |
| Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School | 60% | 9.1% | 52% | 84 | 0.4 miles |
| Albion Primary School | 69% | 5.7% | 41.5% | 401 | 0.4 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 213 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.85%
- English as an additional language
- 30.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.18%
- Persistent absence
- 13.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Alfred Salter Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · London
-
Redriff Primary, City of London Academy0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Albion Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School ranks 48th 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
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Common questions
- What ages does St John's Roman Catholic Primary School teach?
- St John's Roman Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the executive headteacher of St John's Roman Catholic Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of St John's Roman Catholic Primary School is Ms Janice Babb, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St John's Roman Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, 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 St John's Roman Catholic Primary School?
- St John's Roman Catholic Primary School has 240 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St John's Roman Catholic Primary School full?
- St John's Roman Catholic Primary School has capacity for 240 pupils and 240 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 St John's Roman Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St John's Roman Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Southwark.
- Does St John's Roman Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St John's Roman Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is St John's Roman Catholic Primary School part of an academy trust?
- St John's Roman Catholic Primary School is part of the The Federation of St James the Great and St John's federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St John's Roman Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 85% in 2022/23 and 92% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St John's Roman Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Southwark?
- St John's Roman Catholic Primary School ranked 3rd of 63 primary schools in Southwark for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 98% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St John's Roman Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St John's Roman Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St John's Roman Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St John's Roman Catholic Primary School'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.