# The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie

The 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.

Primary school. Code E100840. [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 217
- Council: Southwark
- URN: 100840

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding (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
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, 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

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

- [Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saint-josephs-catholic-primary-school-the-borough-e100834): 110 m. Primary. School remains Good, October 2023. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Charles Dickens Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/charles-dickens-primary-school-e148012): 260 m. Primary. Standards maintained, June 2025. 92% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Haberdashers' Borough Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/haberdashers-borough-academy-e147073): 310 m. Secondary. Good (overall), March 2024. Attainment 8 of 49.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [London Christian School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/london-christian-school-e135409): 330 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Beormund Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beormund-primary-school-e100879): 450 m. Special. Outstanding (overall), June 2024
- [Friars Primary Foundation School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/friars-primary-foundation-school-e100855): 670 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2024. 68% 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/100840)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/100840)

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