St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
Harting Road, Mottingham, London, SE9 4JR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST OSCAR ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Juliana Gonzalez
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Constituency
- Eltham and Chislehurst
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 226
- Pupils on roll
- 203
- URN
- 141481
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088575134
About this school
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 203 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Vincent's 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 81% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 16% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 94% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 94% | 91% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 94% | 94% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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 Vincent's 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 | Bromley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 78% | 66.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 65.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 66.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 211 |
| 2023/24 | 203 |
| 2024/25 | 209 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Vincent's Catholic Primary School compares
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School ranked 15th of 68 primary schools in Bromley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 3.8% | 9.6% | 203 | — |
| Elmstead Wood Primary School | 68% | 5.7% | 32.1% | 280 | 0.3 miles |
| Orion Ravensworth | 41% | 8.3% | 40% | 273 | 0.4 miles |
| Marvels Lane Primary School | 70% | 7.3% | 38.4% | 385 | 0.5 miles |
| Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit | 56% | 8.2% | 39.4% | 265 | 0.7 miles |
| Montbelle Primary School | 65% | 5.1% | 24.6% | 364 | 0.8 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
-
Graded inspection report9 June 2026
- 3 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.57%
- English as an additional language
- 21.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.82%
- Persistent absence
- 4.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Elmstead Wood Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Orion Ravensworth0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Marvels Lane Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit0.7 miles
Primary · London
-
Montbelle Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School ranks 248th of the 943 ranked primary schools in London.
- Abacus Belsize Primary School Primary
- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
- Addison Primary School Primary
- 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 St Vincent's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of St Vincent's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Vincent's Catholic Primary School is Mrs Juliana Gonzalez, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Vincent's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Vincent's 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 Vincent's Catholic Primary School?
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School has 203 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Vincent's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 226 pupils and 203 on roll (90%), 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 Vincent's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Vincent's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Southwark.
- Does St Vincent's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Vincent's Catholic Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is St Vincent's Catholic Primary School part of an academy trust?
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School is part of ST OSCAR ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Vincent's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 81% 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 Vincent's Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Bromley?
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School ranked 15th of 68 primary schools in Bromley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% 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 Vincent's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Vincent's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Vincent's 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 13 August 2026.