St Saviour's Catholic Primary School

About St Saviour's Catholic Primary School

St Saviour's Catholic Primary School in Lewisham is a mixed Roman Catholic state primary for children aged 3 to 11, currently home to 209 pupils against a capacity of 230. That leaves a little breathing room, but demand tells a different story: for its 2025/26 reception intake, the school received 39 applications for just 10 places, an oversubscription ratio of 3.9 to one. Only six of those applicants listed it as their first preference, and all six were offered a spot. The school's intake is notably diverse in economic terms — 35.8 per cent of pupils qualify for free school meals, well above the national average of around 23 per cent. This suggests a community that draws from a broad range of backgrounds, and the school's Catholic character will naturally appeal to families seeking a faith-based education within the state system. With nursery provision on site, it also offers a starting point for families looking for continuity from early years through to Year 6.

Academically, St Saviour's presents a mixed picture. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 57 per cent of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the Lewisham local authority average of 64 per cent. The school ranks 43rd out of 59 primary schools in the borough on this measure, placing it in the bottom half locally and the bottom 50 per cent nationally. However, individual subject scores are stronger than the headline suggests: 80 per cent met the expected standard in maths and 83 per cent in writing, while reading lagged at 60 per cent. Average scaled scores were 104 in maths and 103 in reading, both close to the national benchmark of 100. The proportion reaching the higher standard was low — just 3 per cent in reading, writing and maths combined — so this is a school where most children achieve a solid baseline but fewer are stretching into top-tier results. Ofsted rated the school Good across all areas in its March 2025 inspection, with leadership, behaviour, personal development and early years all judged Good.

The school is well equipped with facilities including a gymnasium, library, ICT suite, music rooms, art studios, a chapel and a forest school area, plus playing fields for outdoor sport. Clubs range from chess and coding to gardening and film club, and sports on offer include football, cricket, athletics, rounders and gymnastics. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists provisions for autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language communication needs, social and emotional mental health difficulties, dyslexia and severe learning difficulties — though it's worth noting that the Parent View survey received no responses on the SEND support question, so direct feedback on that front is unavailable. The wider survey, based on 44 responses, was very positive: 89 per cent would recommend the school, and 100 per cent agreed their child is happy. St Saviour's suits families who value a faith-based, inclusive community school with a strong pastoral ethos, but who are comfortable with academic results that sit below the local average.

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