St Anne's Catholic Primary School

St Anne's Catholic Primary School is a warm, inclusive Catholic primary in London where pupils feel safe and supported. Safeguarding standards are met. Pupils' behaviour is a standout strength; they arrive eager to learn, classrooms are calm and purposeful, and attendance is above national average, with persistent absence significantly below national levels. The school has had a new headteacher since September 2023, and leadership changes have driven improvements across early years and academic outcomes. Most areas of provision are at expected standard. Pupils achieve well overall, including disadvantaged pupils and those with English as an additional language, with particularly strong progress in reading and mathematics. The curriculum is broad, ambitious and carefully sequenced; early years children make secure progress; and personal development is rich, with many clubs, leadership roles and community experiences. However, there is variability in teaching quality, and writing outcomes are below national averages. The main concern is inclusion, which needs attention. Pupils with SEND do not consistently receive the support they need, and identification of needs can be too slow. Agreed strategies are not always used across the school, including in early years. Next steps are to strengthen consistency in teaching, especially writing and oracy, and to accelerate SEND identification and consistent use of support strategies.

Strengths

• Attendance is above national average, including for disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND.
• Pupils behave incredibly well in calm, purposeful classrooms with well-established routines.
• Leaders act quickly to address attendance barriers and persistent absence is significantly below national levels.
• Disadvantaged pupils make strong progress in reading and mathematics, often exceeding national peers.
• Pupils learn to read fluently, with well-matched phonics books and effective catch-up support.
• The curriculum is broad, ambitious and carefully sequenced, including in early years.
• Early years children show curiosity, perseverance and concentration, and most are ready for Year 1.
• Leaders and governors have created a values-driven, pupil-centred ethos with effective challenge and support.
• Staff benefit from research-informed professional learning that has improved teaching.
• Personal development is rich, with extra-curricular clubs, leadership roles and community opportunities.
• Support for pupils' wellbeing is a strength, with quiet spaces and responsive emotional support.
• The school has a warm, inclusive culture, greeting families in their first language.
• Safeguarding standards are met, with an open culture of safeguarding.

Areas for Improvement

• Inclusion requires improvement; pupils with SEND do not always access learning well because staff do not consistently use agreed strategies.
• Some pupils, including those with SEND, wait too long for appropriate support to be identified and put in place.
• There is variability in how well the curriculum is taught across classes.
• Checks on pupils' learning are sometimes not systematic, so misconceptions are not always identified or addressed quickly.
• Expectations for pupils' spoken and written responses and use of language vary between classes.
• Writing attainment is below national average, and the combined reading, writing and mathematics measure is below national average over three years.
• Leaders need to strengthen consistency in developing writing and oracy across subjects and year groups.
• Agreed SEND support strategies are not used consistently across the school, including in early years.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Anne's Catholic Primary School attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.4% of pupils at St Anne's Catholic Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Anne's Catholic Primary School had 28.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 44.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 20.4% of pupils at St Anne's Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 St Anne's Catholic Primary School received £12,595 and spent £13,852 for each of its 162 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £412,000 (£2,545 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is St Anne's Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Anne's Catholic Primary School is Needs attention, from an inspection in June 2026.

When was St Anne's Catholic Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Anne's Catholic Primary School was last inspected in June 2026.

How many pupils does St Anne's Catholic Primary School have?

St Anne's Catholic Primary School has 162 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Anne's Catholic Primary School cover?

St Anne's Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Anne's Catholic Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Anne's Catholic Primary School?

St Anne's Catholic Primary School is at 6 Durham Street, London, SE11 5JA.