St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
Kale Road, Thamesmead, Erith, DA18 4BA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kelly Garrett
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Constituency
- Erith and Thamesmead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 177
- URN
- 101460
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083107311
About this school
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Erith. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 177 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St John Fisher 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
- Good
- 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 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 90% | 93% | 90% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 93% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 97% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 93% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111.0 | 111.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.10 | - | - |
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 St John Fisher 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 | Bexley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 90% | 63% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 93% | 63.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 90% | 64% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 2.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 209 |
| 2023/24 | 199 |
| 2024/25 | 198 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St John Fisher Catholic Primary School compares
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School ranked 2nd of 56 primary schools in Bexley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 90% | 2.8% | 25.8% | 177 | — |
| Parkway Primary School | 24% | 6.1% | 34.8% | 247 | 0.2 miles |
| Northwood Primary School | 54% | 4.9% | 45.4% | 144 | 0.3 miles |
| Willow Bank Primary School | 58% | 4.6% | 62.9% | 182 | 0.3 miles |
| St Augustine of Canterbury CofE Primary School | 74% | 5% | 32.8% | 192 | 0.6 miles |
| Boxgrove Primary School | 78% | 6.1% | 45% | 382 | 0.7 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)
- 25.76%
- English as an additional language
- 95.5%
- Overall absence
- 2.78%
- Persistent absence
- 3.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Parkway Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Erith
-
Northwood Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Erith
-
Willow Bank Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
St Augustine of Canterbury CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Belvedere
-
Boxgrove Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Greenwich
Other schools in Erith
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School ranks 1st of the 12 ranked primary schools in Erith.
- Barnehurst Infant School Primary
- Barnehurst Junior School Primary
- Belmont Academy Primary
- Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School Primary
- Haberdashers' Slade Green Primary Primary
- Lime Wood Primary School Primary
- Northumberland Heath Primary School Primary
- Northwood Primary School Primary
- Parkway Primary School Primary
- Peareswood Primary School Primary
- St Fidelis Catholic Primary School Primary
- St. Paul's (Slade Green) Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St John Fisher Catholic Primary School teach?
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Erith.
- Who is the headteacher of St John Fisher Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St John Fisher Catholic Primary School is Mrs Kelly Garrett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St John Fisher Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St John Fisher 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 Fisher Catholic Primary School?
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School has 177 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St John Fisher Catholic Primary School full?
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 177 on roll (84%), 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 St John Fisher Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St John Fisher Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Southwark.
- Does St John Fisher Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St John Fisher Catholic Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St John Fisher Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 90% in 2022/23 and 90% 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 Fisher Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Bexley?
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School ranked 2nd of 56 primary schools in Bexley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 99% 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 Fisher Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 2.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St John Fisher Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St John Fisher 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.