The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie
Primary schoolThe Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie is a primary school in Southwark, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 217 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), December 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 7 December 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 93% of pupils at The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 70% in Southwark and 62% in England.
41% 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 | 93% | 70% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 41% | 12% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111 | 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
In a straight line- Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the BoroughPrimary. School remains Good, October 2023. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)110 m
- Charles Dickens Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, June 2025. 92% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)260 m
- Haberdashers' Borough AcademySecondary. Good (overall), March 2024. Attainment 8 of 49.2 (2025/26, provisional)310 m
- London Christian SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file330 m
- Beormund Primary SchoolSpecial. Outstanding (overall), June 2024450 m
- Friars Primary Foundation SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2024. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)670 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Southwark
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).