St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, London

In its own words: "St. John’s Catholic School is committed to providing a warm and welcome environment where its pupil’s can receive an excellent Catholic Education which both reflects the Gospel Values of Jesus Christ and supports Parents in their role as first educators of their children in the ways of Faith, Attitudes and Values."

From the headteacher's welcome: "St. John’s Catholic School is a one form entry Catholic Primary School that seeks to promote a distinctive contribution to every child’s education, by offering a warm and caring environment for all children in our school. The importance of the home and school partnership is central to our work here."

Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 3 November 2026, an open day on Sunday 18 April 2027 at 9.14am, an open day on Saturday 1 May 2027 at 12.30pm and an open day on Sunday 13 June 2027 at 9.11am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 96% of Year 6 pupils at St John's Roman Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 96% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 80% in Southwark and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 97% in reading and 80% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 40 families put St John's Roman Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 133 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 14 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St John's Roman Catholic Primary School are Alfred Salter Primary School (0.1 miles, Good, 75% reading, 80% maths); Redriff Primary, City of London Academy (0.2 miles, Outstanding, 92% reading, 91% maths); Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 80% reading, 80% maths); and Albion Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 89% reading, 87% maths).

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

51 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St John's Roman Catholic Primary School (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 71% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (71%).

41.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (38%), Black (12%) and Mixed (11%).

In 2026, 28 pupils (11.7%) received SEN support and 7 (2.9%) 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 Roman Catholic Primary School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Canada Water Station, about 580 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

1 bus stop is within a five-minute walk; the closest is Canada Street, 400 metres away.

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