St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in London. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 08/11/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is below average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.9%, which is 1.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Crossfield Street, London, SE8 3PH
Website: www.stjps.lewisham.sch.uk/
Telephone: 02086924836
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lewisham
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Nicola Doherty
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 100729

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 08/11/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 270
Number of Pupils: 200
Number of Boys: 105
Number of Girls: 95

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -5.2 Confidence interval -7 to -3.4
Writing
Below Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -3.8 to -0.5
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.1 Confidence interval -5.7 to -2.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:52%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre
McMillan Street , Deptford SE8 3EH
4out of 4 340 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Clyde Nursery School.
Alverton Street , Deptford SE8 5NH
4out of 4 918 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Robert Owen Nursery School
43 Commerell Street , Greenwich SE10 0EA
4out of 4 2,629 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Chelwood Nursery School
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4out of 4 2,788 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School
Meeting House Lane , SE15 2TT
3out of 4 3,004 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Crossfield Street , Deptford SE8 3PH
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Tidemill Academy
11 Giffin Street , SE8 4RJ
4out of 4 215 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Grinling Gibbons Primary School
Clyde Street , Deptford SE8 5LW
3out of 4 447 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Lucas Vale Primary School
Thornville Street , SE8 4QB
2out of 4 895 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Childeric Primary School
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3out of 4 977 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Addey and Stanhope School
472 New Cross Road , New Cross SE14 6TJ
3out of 4 559 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Deptford Green School
Edward Street , New Cross SE14 6AN
2out of 4 853 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Ursula's Convent School
Crooms Hill , Greenwich SE10 8HN
4out of 4 1,525 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
George Green's School
100 Manchester Road , Isle of Dogs E14 3DW
3out of 4 1,749 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College
Pepys Road , SE14 5SF
3out of 4 1,918 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Christ The King Sixth Form College
Belmont Grove , Lewisham SE13 5GE
- not rated 2,508 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Prendergast Vale School
Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN
3out of 4 1,961 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
St Matthew Academy
St Joseph's Vale , SE3 0XX
2out of 4 2,620 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Trinity Laban
Laban , Creekside SE8 3DZ
- not rated 404 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Goldsmiths College, University of London
New Cross , SE14 6NW
- not rated 953 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kings Kids Christian School
100 Woodpecker Road , SE14 6EU
- not rated 981 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
University of Greenwich
Maritime Greenwich Campus , Old Royal Naval College SE10 9LS
- not rated 1,759 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Marathon Science School
1-9 Evelyn Street , Surrey Quays SE8 5RQ
- not rated 1,873 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.