# Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough

Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough is a primary school in Southwark, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 175 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E100834. [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 175
- Council: Southwark
- URN: 100834

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, October 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 11 October 2023
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 83% of pupils at Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 70% in Southwark and 62% in England.
21% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Southwark | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 70% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 21% | 12% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110 | 106 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-cathedral-school-of-st-saviour-and-st-mary-overie-e100840): 110 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), December 2022. 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [London Christian School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/london-christian-school-e135409): 250 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Charles Dickens Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/charles-dickens-primary-school-e148012): 310 m. Primary. Standards maintained, June 2025. 92% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Beormund Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beormund-primary-school-e100879): 340 m. Special. Outstanding (overall), June 2024
- [Haberdashers' Borough Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/haberdashers-borough-academy-e147073): 390 m. Secondary. Good (overall), March 2024. Attainment 8 of 49.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Snowsfields Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/snowsfields-primary-school-e100811): 610 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2023. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/100834)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/100834)

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