Voluntary aided school · Southwark

The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie

3–11Ages
217Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
100840URN

Redcross Way, Southwark, LONDON, SE1 1HG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2022 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.1per place

1.4 above Southwark median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Southwark

124 applications for 30 places · 7th of 57 in Southwark

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

93%met the expected standard

Southwark 69% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 7 December 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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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

4.1applications per place, Reception

1.4 above Southwark median (2.7) 1.9 above England median (2.2)

124 applications · 30 places offered · 28 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 4.1; Southwark median median 2.7
2025 4.1; Southwark median median 2.8
2024 3.6; Southwark median median 3.1
2023 3.4; Southwark median median 2.9
2022 4.1; Southwark median median 2.7
2021 3.9; Southwark median median 2.9
2020 4.7; Southwark median median 2.8
2019 4.3; Southwark median median 2.8
2018 3.7; Southwark median median 2.9
2017 4.2; Southwark median median 3.1
2016 4.9; Southwark median median 3.0
2015 5.2; Southwark median median 2.9
2014 5.0; Southwark median median 3.0

More applications per place than the Southwark median in 13 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	30	124	4.1	28	0.93
Sep 2025	30	122	4.1	35	1.17
Sep 2024	30	108	3.6	34	1.13
Sep 2023	30	103	3.4	30	1.00
Sep 2022	30	122	4.1	30	1.00
Sep 2021	30	118	3.9	33	1.10
Sep 2020	30	142	4.7	48	1.60
Sep 2019	31	134	4.3	40	1.29
Sep 2018	30	110	3.7	36	1.20
Sep 2017	30	127	4.2	44	1.47
Sep 2016	30	146	4.9	57	1.90
Sep 2015	30	157	5.2	62	2.07
Sep 2014	30	150	5.0	66	2.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 97% · Maths 97% → all three 93% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard93%1st of 62 in Southwark

Southwark 69% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Southwark 81% England 78%

Higher standard55%

Southwark 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard97%

Southwark 77% England 75%

Greater depth48%

Southwark 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Southwark 80% England 77%

Higher standard48%

Southwark 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 111 (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	93%	41%	109	111
2023/24	92%	32%	110	111
2022/23	97%	33%	108	110

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

The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary OverieThis school
This school

Outstanding2022

4.1applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough
0.1 km · Southwark

Remains Good2023

3.2applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Charles Dickens Primary School
0.3 km · Southwark

Standards maintained2025

3.8applications per place 92%met the SATs standard
Friars Primary Foundation School
0.7 km · Southwark

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Snowsfields Primary School
0.7 km · Southwark

Good2023

2.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St George's Cathedral Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Southwark

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place
St Jude's Church of England Primary School
1.0 km · Southwark

2026

43%met the SATs standard
Victory Primary School
1.1 km · Southwark

Good2023

3.8applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Grange Primary School
1.1 km · Southwark

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100840 · 210/3593
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 217 on roll
Free school meals: 20.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Redcross Way, Southwark, LONDON, SE1 1HG
Local authority: Southwark

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