Primary school

St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Lewisham
  • BR1 5RL

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,001 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 40%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 74%74%2016/17: top 37%2017/18: top 30%2018/19: top 25%25% · 2018/192022/23: top 73%2023/24: top 54%2024/25: top 40%No exams

Against London

Expected standard, RWM68% · London 72%Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM8% · London 12%Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score103 · London 107Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score104 · London 107Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 43% · 30 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 69% · 29 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 75% · 28 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 77% · 30 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 52% · 29 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 61% · 28 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 68% · 25 pupils · London 72%77%43%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 13% · 30 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 3% · 29 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 7% · 28 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 7% · 30 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 0% · 29 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 7% · 28 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 8% · 25 pupils · London 12%13%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 30 pupils · London 1032016/17: 106 · 29 pupils · London 1052017/18: 105 · 28 pupils · London 1062018/19: 105 · 30 pupils · London 1062022/23: 106 · 29 pupils · London 1062023/24: 106 · 28 pupils · London 1072024/25: 103 · 25 pupils · London 107106101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 30 pupils · London 1042016/17: 106 · 29 pupils · London 1062017/18: 107 · 28 pupils · London 1062018/19: 108 · 30 pupils · London 1072022/23: 107 · 29 pupils · London 1062023/24: 105 · 28 pupils · London 1062024/25: 104 · 25 pupils · London 107108104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
15 of 15 who put it first2014 · 69.4%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1515
2nd103
3rd40

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2005–2025

  1. 2005Satisfactory
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2014Outstanding
  4. 2020Good
  5. 2025Ungraded visit

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · 3 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected May 2025

Strengths

  • “Pupils consistently live and breathe the school’s rules of being kind, respectful and trying one’s best.”
  • “These rules help them to embody the school’s values and its vision, which is to ‘be a shining light’.”
  • “Pupils show these values through their compassion towards, and celebration of, each other’s achievements.”

To improve

  • “On occasion, in some subjects, curriculum implementation does not enable pupils to remember the content taught previously.”
  • “This means that, in these subjects, pupils’ recall of previous learning is less secure, which sometimes hinders them from building new knowledge effectively.”
  • “The school should ensure that pupils are helped to remember long-term the content they are taught.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026177
Free school meals (past 6 years)24.3%
First language not English39.7%
SEN support14.3%
EHC plan4.2%
Absence (sessions missed)4.4%
Persistently absent pupils11.1%

Girls 51.9%Boys 48.1%

84.3% full · 210 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 31 responses (16.4% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school90.3% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school93.5% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved83.9% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 77.4% not applicable28.6% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year90.3% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 25.8% not applicable73.9% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child77.4% agree
  • My child does well at this school93.5% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing83.9% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school93.5% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school96.8% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development83.9% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent80.7% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.8
Pupils per adult10.9
  • Classroom teachers 7.6
  • Leadership 1.8
  • Teaching assistants 6.9
  • Other support 4.7

Teachers 9.4 FTE · Whole workforce 21 · 32 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£9,447
Spend per pupil£9,612
Staff spend per pupil£7,245
Reserve per pupil£345
  • +£60,992revenue reserve
  • −£29,151in-year balance

Grants £8,934 · self-generated £513 · premises £543 per pupil