St John XXIII Catholic Primary School

About St John XXIII Catholic Primary School

St John XXIII Catholic Primary School’s headline Key Stage 2 result — 84% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — sits eight percentage points above the Hammersmith and Fulham local authority average of 76% for primary schools. That gap is notable in a borough where 14 of 37 primaries hold an Outstanding Ofsted rating, meaning the school is outperforming the typical LA school even within a strong field. The school ranks 13th out of 35 primaries in the LA, placing it in the top 37% locally, and nationally it sits in the 6.5th percentile of all primaries in England. For a Roman Catholic state school where 52% of pupils are eligible for free school meals — well above the national average — these results suggest the school is delivering well above what its intake profile might predict.

The most recent Ofsted inspection, in 2022, awarded the school Outstanding across every category: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The school has held an Outstanding rating since at least its previous inspection in 2008. At Key Stage 2, the maths average score of 108 and reading average score of 107 both exceed the national benchmark of 100. In writing, 96% of pupils met the expected standard and 29% reached the higher standard. Maths saw 90% at expected and 51% at the higher level, while reading had 86% at expected and 41% at higher. The combined higher standard in reading, writing and maths was 20%. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is not possible to assess value-added, but the raw outcomes are clearly strong for a school with this level of disadvantage.

The school is oversubscribed: for 30 places in 2025/26, it received 64 applications, with 24 offers going to first-preference families, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.13 applicants per place. Facilities include a library, sports hall, playing fields, sensory room, gymnasium and chapel. Clubs cover gardening, coding, chess and drama, while sports include gymnastics, cross country, football, dance and tennis. The SEND provision is broad, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language needs, hearing impairment, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulties. With a nursery on site, the school serves children from age 3 to 11. This is a Catholic primary that delivers strong academic outcomes despite high levels of disadvantage, and it will suit families who want a faith-based setting with a proven track record and a wide range of enrichment activities.

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