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St Francis RC Primary School

Primary · London · SE15 1RQ

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 15 June 2023

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At a glance

253 pupils · 61% of 416 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Free school meals
43.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
50.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
19.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
5.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.stfrancispeckham.co.uk
URN
100826

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 28 families named it first for 29 Reception places, 0.97 first choices per place. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 15 June 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.97 first-choice applications per place

29 places offered · 28 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)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
60%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
9%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
103
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
101
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 school60%
Median of its 12 closest peers64.5%
Southwark average69.9%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind 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
Launcelot Primary School and NurseryBromley · 5 miles awayNeeds attention53%
St. Clare's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyBradford · 175 miles awayGood57%
St Clare's Catholic Primary SchoolLiverpool · 179 miles awayGood33%
Leighton Primary and PreschoolPeterborough · 74 miles awayGood47%
Brierley Primary SchoolCrewe · 150 miles awayGood76%
Rangefield Primary SchoolBromley · 5 miles awayGood51%
St George's CofE Primary SchoolLondon · 3 miles awayStrong standard75%
Galleywall Primary, City of London AcademyLondon · under 1 mile awayOutstanding (2019)69%
Bradwell Village SchoolMilton Keynes · 50 miles awayGood61%
Southwold Primary SchoolHackney · 6 miles awayOutstanding91%
Butts Primary SchoolWalsall · 112 miles awayGood68%
Bevington Primary SchoolLondon · 7 miles awayRequires improvement77%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Black African 43% (Southwark 23%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 29% (Southwark 8%, England 3%) · Black Caribbean 9% (Southwark 6%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 6% (Southwark 8%, England 3%) · Any other Black background 6% (Southwark 4%, England 1%) · White Traveller of Irish heritage 4% (Southwark 0%, England 0%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Southwark 2%, England 2%) · White Irish 1% (Southwark 0%, England 0%) · other groups together 1%

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)
3.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
8.7%
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
20.1
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

92% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 8% 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)

50% of teachers took sickness absence, 9.1 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 £62,182; 16.7% 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£10,710
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 66% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 19% (9%) · educational supplies 2% (4%) · bought-in professional services 16% (3%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £601,471; in-year balance -£193,073

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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)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher36.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications19.5%18.1%
In managerial or professional work22.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways26.7%18.1%
Residents in very good health52.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier11.6%62.3%
Social housing74.7%17.1%
Privately rented12.2%20.5%
Detached houses0.6%22.9%
Flats93.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms8.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van62.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01003983 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£407,000545 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£325,000–£550,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Semi-detached (6)£887,500
Terraced (111)£709,000
Flat (427)£375,000

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
5an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
30an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
171an 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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