# St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School

St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Lewisham, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 177 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E100728. [Lewisham](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 177
- Council: Lewisham
- URN: 100728

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, May 2025
Before that: Good (overall), January 2020
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 28 January 2020
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Good
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 8 May 2025
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, 68% of pupils at St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 68% in Lewisham and 62% in England.
8% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

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

| Measure | This school | Lewisham | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 68% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 8% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 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.

- [Conisborough College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/conisborough-college-e150691): 560 m. Secondary. Requires improvement (overall), April 2022, before the school changed. Attainment 8 of 39.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustines-catholic-primary-school-and-nursery-e100725): 640 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2024. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bonus Pastor Catholic College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bonus-pastor-catholic-college-e150605): 740 m. Secondary. School remains Outstanding, October 2023. Attainment 8 of 49.6 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Watergate School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/watergate-school-e100766): 820 m. Special. School remains Outstanding, March 2022
- [Elfrida Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elfrida-primary-school-e100681): 830 m. Primary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Downderry Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/downderry-primary-school-e100679): 840 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 80% 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/100728)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/100728)

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