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St John Vianney RC Primary School

Primary · London · N15 3HD

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Outstanding

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: OutstandingSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 7 February 2024

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At a glance

234 pupils · 111% of 210 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Free school meals
29.2% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
56.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
11.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.st-johnvianney.haringey.sch.uk
URN
102152

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 28 families named it first for 30 Reception places, 0.93 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 0.213 miles; distance decided places in 3 of the 13 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2014 to 2026. Ofsted last graded it Outstanding on 7 February 2024, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.93 first-choice applications per place

30 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

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 0.213 miles for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 0.213 miles

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

26 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
27%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
109
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
109
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 peers63%
Haringey average71.7%
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
Oxford Road Community SchoolReading · 39 miles awayNo current grade86%
Cavendish Primary SchoolLondon · 10 miles awayExpected standard73%
Herbert Morrison Primary SchoolLondon · 7 miles awayOutstanding88%
Good Shepherd Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolCroydon · 16 miles awayGood52%
Roundthorn Primary AcademyOldham · 158 miles awayGood73%
St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyNelson · 179 miles awayNeeds attention18%
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley BridgeBolton · 170 miles awayOutstanding79%
Freezywater St George's CofE VA Primary SchoolEnfield · 7 miles awayExpected standard64%
Millbrook SchoolWaltham Cross · 9 miles awayRequires improvement60%
Larchfield Primary and Nursery SchoolMaidenhead · 28 miles awayNo current grade62%
St Stephen's CofE SchoolPRESTON · 185 miles awayGood55%
Walliscote Primary SchoolWeston-Super-Mare · 125 miles awayNeeds attention49%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Any other White background 25% (Haringey 26%, England 7%) · Black African 20% (Haringey 12%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 13% (Haringey 9%, England 3%) · White British 8% (Haringey 22%, England 60%) · Any other Mixed background 6% (Haringey 7%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 5% (Haringey 1%, England 4%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Haringey 2%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 3% (Haringey 4%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Haringey 3%, England 2%) · White Irish 3% (Haringey 1%, England 0%) · Any other Black background 3% (Haringey 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Haringey 3%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Haringey 2%, England 1%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Haringey 1%, England 1%) · 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)
5.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
16.8%
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 · Haringey: 1.05 suspensions and 0.00 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
18.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

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)

53.8% of teachers took sickness absence, 10.5 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 £67,115; 28.6% 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£8,848
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 82% (76%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 6% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (3%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £153,106; in-year balance -£24,744

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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)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher42.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications23.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work32.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways25.7%18.1%
Residents in very good health49.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier37.4%62.3%
Social housing23.3%17.1%
Privately rented39%20.5%
Detached houses3.7%22.9%
Flats53.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms25.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van61.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01002048 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£580,500812 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£444,500–£780,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Semi-detached (18)£832,500
Terraced (380)£779,000
Flat (412)£450,000

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth 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
8an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
27an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
210an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
25an 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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