St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School

School overview

St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School is a primary school serving London, Greenwich, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 183 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That is down 7.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 20% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 18 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 3.4%. There are about 26.8 pupils per teacher. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.