St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
Etherow Street, Dulwich, London, SE22 0LA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST BENEDICT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Hawthorne
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Lewisham West and East Dulwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 414
- URN
- 150551
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086936852
About this school
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 414 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 25 November 2021, 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.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as St Anthony's Catholic Primary School (URN 100852).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 |
How St Anthony's Catholic Primary School compares
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School ranked 26th of 63 primary schools in Southwark for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% 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 | 72% | 4.6% | 31.2% | 414 | — |
| Goodrich Community Primary School | 59% | 4.7% | 23.5% | 421 | 0.2 miles |
| Heber Primary School | 70% | 4.2% | 14.9% | 447 | 0.2 miles |
| Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich | 89% | 3.5% | 16.5% | 346 | 0.4 miles |
| Dulwich Village Church of England Infants' School | — | 3.4% | 8.9% | 265 | 0.6 miles |
| Dulwich Hamlet Junior School | 84% | 3.9% | 14.8% | 374 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.16%
- English as an additional language
- 54.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.57%
- Persistent absence
- 8.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Goodrich Community Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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Heber Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Dulwich Village Church of England Infants' School0.6 miles
Primary · London
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Dulwich Hamlet Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School ranks 498th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What year groups does St Anthony's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of St Anthony's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Anthony's Catholic Primary School is Mrs Joanne Hawthorne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Anthony's Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Anthony'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 big is St Anthony's Catholic Primary School?
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School has 414 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Anthony's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 450 pupils and 414 on roll (92%), 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 Anthony's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Anthony's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Southwark.
- Does St Anthony's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Anthony's Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs St Anthony's Catholic Primary School?
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School is part of ST BENEDICT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does St Anthony's Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School ranked 26th of 63 primary schools in Southwark for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% 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 St Anthony's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census.
- What are St Anthony's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Anthony'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 10 July 2026.