English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School
English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Southwark for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 299 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2025. In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Ofsted inspection: March 2025. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Voluntary aided school |
| Age Range | 4-11 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Address | Flint Street London SE17 1RB |
| Phone | 02077034726 |
| Reference Number | 100824 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 299 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 47.83%
Girls: 52.17% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 47% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 66.2% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 22.3 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 23.7 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | 16 | 33 |
| 2 | 16 | 15 | 31 |
| 3 | 27 | 24 | 51 |
| 4 | 15 | 25 | 40 |
| 5 | 26 | 29 | 55 |
| 6 | 22 | 18 | 40 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| African | 59.5% |
| White, Other | 4.3% |
| Caribbean | 4% |
| White & Black (African) | 2% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 1.7% |
| Mixed, Other | 1.7% |
| Unclassified | 1% |
| White, British | 0.7% |
| Asian, Other | 0.3% |
English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School is performing well, maintaining the standards set during its previous inspection. The school fosters a warm and inclusive environment where pupils feel valued and safe, contributing to their motivation and engagement in learning. The headteacher and staff are committed to delivering quality education, with a curriculum that supports pupils from early years through to Year 6, particularly excelling in reading and writing. While pupils generally achieve well, the school is currently refining its curriculum to enhance progression and connections across subjects, addressing some inconsistencies in teaching practices.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 25 Feb 2025 |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 25 Feb 2025 | School inspection |
| 04 Mar 2020 | School inspection |
| 07 Jul 2016 | Full inspection: |
| 02 Jul 2014 | Monitoring visit |
| 27 Mar 2014 | Full inspection: |
| 09 Jan 2012 | Interim assessment |
| 05 May 2009 | Full inspection: |
| 04 May 2006 | Full inspection: |
| 22 Jan 2001 | Full inspection |
Strengths
- Welcoming and inclusive environment where pupils feel safe
- Strong commitment to offering quality education
- Well-structured curriculum ensuring foundational skills in reading and writing
- Effective support for pupils with SEND
- High levels of pupil motivation and engagement in learning
- Broad range of enrichment experiences and opportunities
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistent teaching practices in the writing curriculum
- Some foundation subjects lack clear progression of knowledge and skills
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 77% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 11% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 107 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 106 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress Scores
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| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 4.3 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 2.9 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 4.9 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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| Second Preference | 11 | 2 |
| Third Preference | 7 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 2 | 1 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School had 309 pupils for 420 places. 111 places (26.4%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Borough and Bankside and Walworth Primary” planning area
Southwark counted 454 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 403 in 2029–30, down 11%.
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 |
| Pupils | 397 | 397 | 408 | 419 | 405 | 393 | 367 | 355 | 334 | 314 | 299 | 304 | 330 | 347 | 309 |
| Unfilled | 5.5% | 5.5% | 2.9% | 0.2% | 3.6% | 6.4% | 12.6% | 15.5% | 20.5% | 25.2% | 28.8% | 27.6% | 21.4% | 17.4% | 26.4% |
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 English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School attended 96.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.5% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.9% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 1.0% |
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, 0.0% of pupils at English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 7.1 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School had 18.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 12.5 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 14.5 | 15.3 | 11.9 | 11.4 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 1.5% | 8.1% | 7.2% | 7.5% | 9.8% | 8.8% | 27.8% | 10.8% | 10.3% | 16.7% | 7.1% | 6.1% | 6.7% | 6.4% | 11.5% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 0.0% | 22.2% | 44.4% | 63.0% | 36.7% | 50.0% | 60.0% | 68.4% | 61.1% | – | 41.2% | 52.9% | 75.0% | 50.0% | 61.1% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 0.0 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | – | 4.6 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 7.4 | – |
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, 23.1% of pupils at English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 41 | 1 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 8 | 8 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 16 | 0 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 2 | 0 |
| Multi-sensory impairment | 1 | 0 |
| Profound and multiple learning difficulty | 1 | 0 |
| Severe learning difficulty | 0 | 1 |
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 English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School received £10,483 and spent £11,110 for each of its 289 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £522,000 (£1,805 per pupil).
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £470,000 | £417,000 | £532,000 | £672,000 | £725,000 | £608,000 | £703,000 | £522,000 |
| per pupil | £1,409 | £1,296 | £1,727 | £2,105 | £2,232 | £1,707 | £2,180 | £1,805 |
| In-year balance | £41,000 | -£53,000 | £115,000 | £140,000 | £54,000 | -£117,000 | £95,000 | -£181,000 |
| per pupil | £122 | -£164 | £373 | £438 | £165 | -£330 | £295 | -£627 |
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 English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.
When was English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School was last inspected in March 2025.
How many pupils does English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School have?
English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School has 299 pupils on roll.
What age range does English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School cover?
English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.
What are English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School?
English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School is at Flint Street, London, SE17 1RB.
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