St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
Kale Road, Thamesmead, Erith, DA18 4BAOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Bexley for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 90 schools in Bexley. It ranks 1st of 54 primary schools in Bexley. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 21 January 2025, report published 30 March 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 21 January 2025
Pupils love coming to this school. They feel safe and cared for. They are also committed to caring for each other. Within the school's distinctive nurturing ethos, pupils are proud to learn values such as 'hope' and 'courage'. When describing life at this school, pupils speak with unreserved praise for its kind and welcoming atmosphere. One pupil summed this up using words displayed in the school hall, 'Love for all, hatred for none.' The school strives for the highest standards. Pupils rise to this. They concentrate and work hard in lessons. They are not deterred when things go wrong. Pupils show resilience and determination to succeed. This helps all pupils to achieve highly and produce work to an extremely high standard across the curriculum. Adults trust pupils to take responsibility for their behaviour. Pupils' behaviour is exemplary. Pupils have no concerns about bullying. They are confident that any issues would be fairly and properly dealt with. Parents and carers are overwhelmingly positive about the school. They trust leaders and staff to make the right choices for their children. One parent, reflecting the views of many, commented, 'This is an excellent school where children are nurtured and feel loved.'
What the school should improve
- On occasions, the curriculum in the early years does not precisely identify the important knowledge and vocabulary that children need to learn across the areas of learning. In some cases, children are not as prepared as they could be for their learning in key stage 1. The school should ensure the knowledge and vocabulary it wants children to learn is precisely identified so all children are helped to be fully ready to learn the curriculum in Year 1.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
30 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
177 pupils on roll, with places for 210
Schools near St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkway Primary School | 0.2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 24% met the expected standard |
| Northwood Primary School | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 54% met the expected standard |
| Willow Bank Primary School | 0.3 miles | Report card: Expected standard | 58% met the expected standard |
| St Augustine of Canterbury CofE Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 74% met the expected standard |
| Boxgrove Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 78% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kelly Garrett
- Phone
- 02083107311
- Address
- Kale Road, Thamesmead, Erith, DA18 4BA
- Local authority
- Bexley
- URN
- 101460
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.