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St John Fisher Catholic Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided

Kale Road, Thamesmead, Erith DA18 4BA · sjf.bexley.sch.uk · 020 8310 7311

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
90%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bexley 67%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
177
84% of 210 places
Local authority
Bexley
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
20.3%
First language not English
87.6%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 16 families put the school first and 19 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 40 (Places 30)40September 2023: 36 (Places 29)36September 2024: 19 (Places 19)19September 2025: 15 (Places 15)15September 2026: 16 (Places 19)16Places 19
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202619160.8100%
September 2025Sept 202515151100%
September 2024Sept 202419191100%
September 2023Sept 202329361.2▲81%
September 2022Sept 202230401.3▲75%

Results

In 2024/25, 90% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 17% the higher standard. Across Bexley it was 67%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 61% (England 53%)61%2016/17: 90% (England 61%)90%2017/18: 93% (England 64%)93%2018/19: 93% (England 65%)93%2022/23: 90% (England 60%)90%2023/24: 93% (England 61%)93%2024/25: 90% (England 62%)90%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲90%62%
▲17%8%
Average scaled score
▲110106
▲110105
▲112105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected St John Fisher Catholic Primary School on 21 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
21 Jan 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Early yearsGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Jul 2008Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsRequires improvement

What parents said

100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (38 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
100%
Replies
38
19% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲100% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲100% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲97% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲100% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲95% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲100% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●93% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲97% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲94% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲100% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 45% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼44% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 18% who had a child bullied

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