St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School, London
St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in London. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in December 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 390th-highest of the 959 schools in London with published results, and 3,246th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.7 first-choice applications for every place. It was 93% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2013)
- Demand
- 1.7 first choices per place
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Southwark (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School in detail
St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "SJSC is a thriving and friendly Church of England Primary School that is driven by the Bible verse John 10:10 ‘ Life in all it’s fullness’. Our school is a place where every child can flourish, achieve their very best, and develop their character and well-being in order to lead a full life."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 80% in Southwark and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (91% in reading, 81% in maths).
Getting a place at St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 100 families put St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 279 named it as one of their preferences, for 58 places offered. That is 1.7 first choices for every place. 44 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School are St John's and St Clement's Primary School Co Hearing Impaired Unit (under 0.1 miles); Bellenden Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 78% reading, 78% maths); The Belham Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 87% reading, 84% maths); and Goose Green Primary and Nursery School (0.2 miles, Good, 72% reading, 69% maths).
St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.
St John's and St Clement's Primary School Co Hearing Impaired UnitBellenden Primary SchoolThe Belham Primary SchoolGoose Green Primary and Nursery School
What parents say
131 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School (as of September 2025): 99% would recommend the school, 99% say their child is happy there and 82% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (99%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (82%).
Who goes there
16% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 58 pupils (14.5%) received SEN support and 12 (3%) 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.
St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School has a resourced provision for hearing impairment: 10 places, 10 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is East Dulwich Station, about 600 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Oakhurst Grove, 200 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 919 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Southwark (1438).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School are The Charter School East Dulwich (0.5 miles), Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich (0.5 miles), Harris Academy Peckham (0.7 miles) and Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich (0.8 miles).
The Charter School East DulwichHarris Boys' Academy East DulwichHarris Academy PeckhamHarris Girls' Academy East Dulwich
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from December 2013, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils enjoy attending this school because adults help them to become inquisitive and independent learners. Pupils understand the importance of education. They have high aspirations for themselves. They are happy and determined to learn. The school has extremely high expectations of all pupils. It ensures that pupils achieve their best, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Children in Reception receive an excellent start to their education. Pupils flourish here.
The school is a warm and welcoming environment. Positive working relationships between staff and pupils is at the heart of the highly respectful culture. Pupils feel confident that adults deal with their worries in a swift manner. Adults ensure that the school is calm, orderly and keep pupils safe.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has developed a carefully thought-out curriculum that is highly aspirational, at all stages. Key content and concepts are systematically threaded through every aspect of the school's provision. This develops in complexity as pupils move through the school. For example, in art, teachers deepen Year 1 pupils' understanding of colour. Year 4 pupils explore shades, tones and hues. In Year 6 pupils learn how to illustrate musical scores inspired by the work of Russian illustrators. Reception children develop their own creative ideas and decide which materials to use to express them. Pupils learn to make deep connections in and across a broad range of subjects. Outcomes are very strong.
Teachers have very strong subject knowledge. Staff are thorough in identifying and assisting pupils who need additional support, including in phonics. Adults skilfully support pupils with SEND, including those who are deaf, access the same ambitious curriculum as their peers. Staff effectively adapt their techniques and resources to help pupils with SEND to achieve highly. Children in Reception use small world objects to explore number sequences. Staff support pupils well to use subject-specific vocabulary accurately when discussing their understanding.
From Ofsted's October 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its December 2013 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
16.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Hearing
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
131 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 90% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 81% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 79% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
28.6
Avg class size
29.5
Infant (KS1)
27.9
KS2
14
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School.
- Magna Extended Schools at St John's and St Clement'sAt the school · Not yet graded
- Camp Glide at The Belham320m away · Not yet graded
- Topmark Out Of School Club Goose Green410m away · Not yet graded
- art-K Dulwich620m away · Not yet graded
- The Strings Club - Dulwich Holiday Camp (The Charter School)670m away · Not yet graded
- Kumon Peckham780m away · Not yet graded
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Stagecoach Dulwich - Pre-school, under 0.1 miles
- Little Jungle School of Early Childhood - Day nursery, under 0.1 milesOfsted, 5 April 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
- Little Jungle School of Early Childhood - Day nursery, under 0.1 milesOfsted, 23 May 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
- Rye Garden Day Nursery - Day nursery, 0.2 milesOfsted report card, 6 July 2026: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 1 area, Needs attention in 1 area; safeguarding standards met
- Sunhill Early Learning Peckham - Day nursery, 0.3 milesOfsted, 28 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Term dates
St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School is a voluntary aided school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Southwark's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
You apply to the council where you live. St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School is in Southwark; for families living there:
- Southwark's school travel policy: travel assistance policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 137
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 21
- Children hurt
- 15
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 137 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 21 serious and 116 slight.
15 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 9 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise.
29 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Southwark is 154.5 (the median across 122 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School
Will you get a place at St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School?
For 2026 entry it had 100 first choices for 58 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
93%
Near capacity
392 pupils
420 places
28 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Across Southwark council
Places available
3,137
Applications
2,248
Got 1st preference
84.3%
Got preferred school
98.0%
All primary applications across Southwark council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: 1.7 first choices per place
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the Peckham and Nunhead Primary planning area (Southwark) will have 1,885 spare primary places in 2027/28.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History(8)
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good and may be improving; its next inspection will be a full graded one.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
58
SEN Support
12
EHC Plans
17.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School has a resourced provision for hearing impairment: 10 places, 10 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
400
Total Pupils
206
Boys
194
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
21
Teachers
19.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£63,532
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,422
Per pupil
£2645k
Total funding
£105k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.3%
Overall absence
8.5%
Persistent absence
340
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School
Questions parents ask about St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School
What are SATs results like at St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School?
Of the pupils at St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 90% reached the expected standard in reading and 81% did so in maths.
What is St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?
St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, was ungraded. At its last graded inspection, in December 2013, it was rated Good.
Is it hard to get a place at St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School?
St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 93% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School?
Classes at St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School average 28.6 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils.
How many pupils go to St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School?
St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School has around 400 pupils on roll. 16% are eligible for free school meals.
Does St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School has a resourced provision for hearing impairment: 10 places, 10 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School?
4.3% of sessions were missed at St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School in 2024/25. 8.5% of pupils were persistently absent.
Does St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Magna Extended Schools at St John's and St Clement's (registered, not yet graded). There are 5 more within a kilometre.
How many road collisions happen near St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 137 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 21 serious and 116 slight. 15 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 9 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise. 29 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Southwark is 154.5 (the median across 122 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School?
St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School is at Adys Road, Peckham, London, SE15 4DY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)