Voluntary aided school · Southwark

St Francis RC Primary School

3–11Ages
253Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
100826URN

Friary Road, Peckham, London, SE15 1RQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodDec 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.8 below Southwark median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Southwark

55 applications for 29 places · 54th of 57 in Southwark

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Southwark 69% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodDec 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

Inspection history

15 June 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
5 December 2012
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Southwark median (2.7) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

55 applications · 29 places offered · 28 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Southwark median median 2.7
2025 1.7; Southwark median median 2.8
2024 1.7; Southwark median median 3.1
2023 1.9; Southwark median median 2.9
2022 2.5; Southwark median median 2.7
2021 2.6; Southwark median median 2.9
2020 1.7; Southwark median median 2.8
2019 1.8; Southwark median median 2.8
2018 2.1; Southwark median median 2.9
2017 2.1; Southwark median median 3.1
2016 2.3; Southwark median median 3.0
2015 2.2; Southwark median median 2.9
2014 2.1; Southwark median median 3.0

More applications per place than the Southwark median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Southwark median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	29	55	1.9	28	0.97
Sep 2025	22	38	1.7	22	1.00
Sep 2024	30	52	1.7	29	0.97
Sep 2023	27	52	1.9	26	0.96
Sep 2022	26	64	2.5	26	1.00
Sep 2021	24	62	2.6	23	0.96
Sep 2020	55	94	1.7	53	0.96
Sep 2019	48	86	1.8	44	0.92
Sep 2018	54	113	2.1	52	0.96
Sep 2017	52	108	2.1	49	0.94
Sep 2016	59	137	2.3	59	1.00
Sep 2015	59	128	2.2	51	0.86
Sep 2014	57	122	2.1	46	0.81

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 72% · Maths 66% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%51st of 62 in Southwark

Southwark 69% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Southwark 81% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Southwark 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Southwark 77% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Southwark 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

Southwark 80% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Southwark 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Southwark median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	60%	9%	103	101
2023/24	61%	16%	106	105
2022/23	56%	9%	103	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Francis RC Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Bird In Bush School
0.3 km · Southwark

Good2024

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park
0.4 km · Southwark

Remains Good · improving2024

3.1applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
John Keats Primary School
0.6 km · Southwark

Good2023

2.3applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Phoenix Primary School
0.7 km · Southwark

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St James the Great Roman Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Southwark

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Pilgrims' Way Primary School
0.8 km · Southwark

Standards maintained2024

1.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Angel Oak Academy
0.8 km · Southwark

Remains Outstanding2024

2.0applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
John Donne Primary School
0.9 km · Southwark

Good2023

2.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100826 · 210/3435
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 416 pupils · 253 on roll
Free school meals: 43.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Friary Road, Peckham, London, SE15 1RQ
Local authority: Southwark

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources