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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

URN
149346
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
URN
149346
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

69 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

58

Inspection

78

Admissions Value

62

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of primary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#30 of 65 schools in Southwark

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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  • Recommended application mix
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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Higher Risk
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Report card (from November 2025)

From November 2025, Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade. Schools receive grades across several areas on a report card.

Latest publication date
20 April 2026
Inspection date
3 February 2026
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingMet

Inspection outcomes

  • Safeguarding

    Met

    Graded 3 February 2026

  • Inclusion

    Strong standard

    Graded 3 February 2026

  • Curriculum and teaching

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

25

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

48

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

25

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.92×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Southwark
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Southwark)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://stjosephsgeorgerow.org/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Southwark to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

84.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

76.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

80.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

67.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

SE16 4UP - George Row, Bermondsey, London

Contact details

Address
George Row, Bermondsey, London
Postcode
SE16 4UP
Phone
2072374267
Website
http://stjosephsgeorgerow.org/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Southwark
Local authority code
210

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 216 schools in Southwark.

Authority statistics

Total schools

216

Open schools

121

Closed schools

95

Primary schools

112

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Expected standard

    Graded 3 February 2026

  • Achievement

    Expected standard

    Graded 3 February 2026

  • Attendance and behaviour

    Strong standard

    Graded 3 February 2026

  • Personal development and wellbeing

    Strong standard

    Graded 3 February 2026

  • Leadership and governance

    Expected standard

    Graded 3 February 2026

  • Early years

    Expected standard
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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    20 April 20263 February 2026S5 InspectionReport cardView report for inspection published 20 April 2026
    10 November 202114 September 2021S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 10 November 2021
    • Report card

      Published
      20 April 2026
      Inspected
      3 February 2026
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • Good

      Published
      10 November 2021
      Inspected
      14 September 2021
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    52.1%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 23

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    36

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary112 (53.1%)
    • Secondary36 (17.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other63 (29.9%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    St Michael's Catholic College140 mSecondaryOpen
    St Michael's Catholic College144 mSecondaryClosed
    St Michael's Catholic College144 mSecondaryClosed
    St James' Church of England Primary School231 mPrimaryOpen
    Riverside Primary School325 mPrimaryOpen
    Highway Christian School399 mNot applicableClosed
    Tower Bridge Primary School564 mPrimaryOpen
    The Charter School Bermondsey574 mSecondaryOpen
    Scott Lidgett School622 mSecondaryClosed
    • St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • St Michael's Catholic College
      Distance
      140 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • St Michael's Catholic College
      Distance
      144 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • St Michael's Catholic College
      Distance
      144 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Southwark)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Albion Primary SchoolPrimarySE16 7JDOpen
    Alfred Salter Primary SchoolPrimarySE16 7LPOpen
    Alma Infant SchoolPrimarySE16 3XFClosed
    Alma Junior SchoolPrimarySE16 3XFClosed
    Alma Primary SchoolPrimarySE16 3XFClosed
    • Albion Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SE16 7JD
      Status
      Open
    • Alfred Salter Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SE16 7LP
      Status
      Open
    • Alma Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SE16 3XF
      Status
      Closed
    • Alma Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SE16 3XF
      Status
      Closed
    • Alma Primary School
    St James' Church of England Primary School
    Distance
    231 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Riverside Primary School
    Distance
    325 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Highway Christian School
    Distance
    399 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Tower Bridge Primary School
    Distance
    564 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • The Charter School Bermondsey
    Distance
    574 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Scott Lidgett School
    Distance
    622 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    SE16 3XF
    Status
    Closed