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English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School

Primary · London · SE17 1RB

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Good (2016)

Last grade Ofsted published, no newer grade exists

Ofsted graded this school Good in 2016. Every inspection since has been ungraded, and an ungraded inspection cannot change a grade. The most recent found “Standards maintained”. Ofsted's current data file lists only graded inspections from September 2019 onwards, so this grade has dropped out of it, but it is still the school's grade of record, and still on Ofsted's own report page. It is old, so weigh it against the more recent evidence on this page.

Inspected 7 July 2016

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At a glance

299 pupils · 100% of 300 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Free school meals
47% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
80.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
26.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.englishmartyrsprimary.school
URN
100824

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 25 families named it first for 28 Reception places, 0.89 first choices per place. The last grade Ofsted published for it is Good, from 2016. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.89 first-choice applications per place

28 places offered · 25 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

56 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
77%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
11%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
106
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school77%
Median of its 12 closest peers57.5%
Southwark average69.9%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Edgewick Community Primary SchoolCoventry · 88 miles awayGood44%
The Stonebridge SchoolLondon · 8 miles awayRequires improvement49%
Furness Primary SchoolLondon · 7 miles awayExpected standard43%
St George's Church of England Primary SchoolBirmingham · 104 miles awayExpected standard62%
High Hazels Junior SchoolSheffield · 142 miles awayGood65%
Adelaide Primary SchoolHull · 156 miles awayGood66%
St Silas Church of England Primary SchoolLiverpool · 178 miles awayOutstanding56%
Redhill Primary SchoolBirmingham · 100 miles awayGood59%
Mill Lane Primary SchoolStockton-on-Tees · 219 miles awayGood52%
Grafton Primary SchoolLondon · 5 miles awayGood70%
City Road Primary SchoolBirmingham · 105 miles awayGood69%
Mount Pleasant JuniorsSouthampton · 69 miles awayOutstanding47%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Black African 60% (Southwark 23%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 17% (Southwark 8%, England 3%) · Any other Black background 8% (Southwark 4%, England 1%) · Any other White background 4% (Southwark 10%, England 7%) · Black Caribbean 4% (Southwark 6%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Southwark 2%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Southwark 8%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Southwark 4%, England 2%) · Not recorded 1% (Southwark 5%, England 1%) · White British 1% (Southwark 21%, England 60%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
12.1%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Southwark: 1.40 suspensions and 0.01 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
19.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

89% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 11% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

61.1% of teachers took sickness absence, 12.1 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £57,562; 18.8% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£11,110
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 67% (76%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 10% (8%) · supplies and services 17% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 13% (3%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £521,763; in-year balance -£181,287

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher35.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications24.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work21.8%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways32.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health49.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier14.2%62.3%
Social housing64.9%17.1%
Privately rented18.7%20.5%
Detached houses1.2%22.9%
Flats89.8%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms6.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van71.6%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01003961 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£500,0001,024 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£383,000–£700,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Terraced (99)£857,500
Flat (921)£475,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
9an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
29an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
191an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
33an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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