St John's Roman Catholic Primary School
St Elmo's Road, Rotherhithe, London, SE16 6SDOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Southwark for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 115 schools in Southwark. It ranks 6th of 62 primary schools in Southwark. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 1 April 2025, report published 14 May 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
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 1 April 2025
This is a school with high expectations and one in which pupils are treated with kindness and care. Pupils live out the school's vision to 'love and serve one another'. This helps to ensure that the school is a compassionate and supportive environment that enables pupils to thrive academically and as citizens of modern Britain. The school has developed a very ambitious and broad academic curriculum for its pupils. They learn the curriculum very well. This is clearly shown by the very high quality of work that pupils produce in different subjects, which reflects the depth of their understanding. It is also demonstrated by pupils' results in national tests. Disadvantaged pupils achieve equally highly. The school provides many excellent opportunities and experiences that develop the character of pupils. For example, through their charitable work, pupils learn the importance of helping others. Various roles of responsibility, such as reading buddies and membership of the school council, help pupils to learn how to support each other and improve the lives of their community. Pupils are kept safe and have staff who they can talk to if things are worrying them. The behaviour of pupils is incredibly positive. It supports both their learning of the curriculum and helps to foster the school's family feel.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
26 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
240 pupils on roll, with places for 240
Schools near St John's Roman Catholic Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Salter Primary School | 0.1 miles | Ofsted: Good | 73% met the expected standard |
| Redriff Primary, City of London Academy | 0.2 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 89% met the expected standard |
| Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 60% met the expected standard |
| Albion Primary School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 69% met the expected standard |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Ms Janice Babb
- Phone
- 02072521859
- Address
- St Elmo's Road, Rotherhithe, London, SE16 6SD
- Local authority
- Southwark
- URN
- 100841
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.