Primary school in London, Southwark
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Gomm Road, Lower Road, London, SE16 2TY
Ofsted
Graded Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 12 March 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 213
- Places
- 210
- How full
- Full — 213 pupils against 210 places
- Girls / boys
- 106 / 107
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Southwark 007B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 63%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 12%
- Households owning their home
- 16%
- Households in social housing
- 34%
- Households with no car
- 71%
- Adults economically inactive
- 23%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- ST BENEDICT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Catherine McLoughlin
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Ward
- Rotherhithe
- Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
- URN
- 151012
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollydale Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 59% | 1.9 mi |
| Haberdashers' Hatcham Free SchoolFree schools | No grade | 90% | 1.9 mi |
| The VillaOther independent school | No grade | — | 2.1 mi |
| Ashmead Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 75% | 2.1 mi |
| Rye Oak Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 48% | 2.2 mi |
| Bellenden Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 70% | 2.2 mi |
| John Stainer Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Outstanding 2024 | 61% | 2.2 mi |
| The Belham Primary SchoolFree schools | Good 2024 | 80% | 2.2 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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