St John XXIII Catholic Primary School, London

Ofsted's report card from its 3 March 2026 inspection grades St John XXIII Catholic Primary School on 7 areas: 4 strong standard and 3 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils achieve well at this school."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Overall pupil attendance is close to national averages."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "The school focuses on quickly getting to know every pupil's individual needs as soon as they start, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders provide an extensive and well-structured personal development and wellbeing offer that is embedded in everyday learning."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have created an ambitious, broad and balanced curriculum."

Early years - Expected standard. "The early years curriculum is carefully designed."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clearly planned and ambitious vision to ensure a high-quality curriculum, teaching and wider development offer for pupils."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should strengthen teachers' expertise in promoting pupils' learning through the selection of activities and resources that are tightly matched to the school's curriculum aims"; "Leaders should further increase the expertise of early years staff in building and deepening children's language and communication skills".

In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils at St John XXIII Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 92% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 86% and 86% in Hammersmith and Fulham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (86% in reading, 90% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 36 families put St John XXIII Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 81 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 9 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St John XXIII Catholic Primary School are Ark White City Primary Academy (0.1 miles, Good, 78% reading, 69% maths); Ark Bentworth Primary Academy (0.2 miles, Good, 85% reading, 85% maths); Wormholt Park Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 63% reading, 70% maths); and Ark Conway Primary Academy (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 86% reading, 86% maths).

St John XXIII Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

St John XXIII Catholic Primary School is one of 10 schools run by Saint John Southworth Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.

54 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St John XXIII Catholic Primary School (as of April 2026): 87% would recommend the school, 87% say their child is happy there and 46% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (87%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (46%).

49.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 29.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (32%), Mixed (18%) and White British (15%).

In 2026, 68 pupils (22.5%) received SEN support and 18 (6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest tram or metro stop is White City, about 550 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Commonwealth Avenue, 180 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St John XXIII Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

St John XXIII Catholic Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to St John XXIII Catholic Primary School are Phoenix Academy (0.2 miles), Ark Burlington Danes Academy (0.5 miles) and Hammersmith Academy (0.7 miles).