The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie

Voluntary aided school · Primary school · LONDON, Southwark
SE1 1HG
Composite score
95.4

School overview

The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie is a primary school serving LONDON, Southwark, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. It has 219 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie 'Outstanding'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 93% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 1.0 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 1% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 111 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 41% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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 further down the page.

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#60
National rank
#21
In London
#1
In Southwark
Top 0.4%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
93%
% achieving higher RWM
41%
Reading average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
111.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

School profile

Pupils on roll 219 % FSM ever-6 23.0% % EAL 18.7% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Church of England

Location

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