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St John XXIII Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
1 India Way, London W12 7QT · stjohnxxiii.lbhf.sch.uk · 020 8743 9428
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 85%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hammersmith and Fulham 77%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2025 entry · Hammersmith and Fulham Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 302
- 68% of 446 places
- Local authority
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 29.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Hammersmith and Fulham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 36 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 75% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 29 | 36 | 1.2▲ | 75% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 27 | 0.9 | 89% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 46 | 34 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 40 | 37 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 53 | 41 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 85% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 27% the higher standard. Across Hammersmith and Fulham it was 77%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲85% | 62% | ||
| ▲27% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
| ▲112 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 100355)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St John XXIII Catholic Primary School on 3 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 3 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 100355), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2022Outstanding
Quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 100355)
Before September 2019
May 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 100355)
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (54 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Positive
- 84%
- Replies
- 54
- 18% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 89% who raised concerns
based on 14 parents (26%) whose child was bullied
based on 13 parents (24%) with SEND