St John's Roman Catholic Primary School
St Elmo's Road, London, SE16 6SD
240 pupils · 100% of 240 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Free school meals
- 28.6%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 1 April 2025, published 14 May 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 92% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 23% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.33 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 40 | 133 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 29 | 22 | 90 | 28 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 29 | 92 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 27 | 92 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 30 | 94 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 29 | 91 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 37 | 104 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 24 | 85 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Alfred Salter Primary School 0.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Redriff Primary, City of London Academy 0.4 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School 0.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Albion Primary School 0.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.9 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Rotherhithe Primary School 1.1 km · No Ofsted rating
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.