The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie

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). 82% of the families who made The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. Overall pupil absence was 4.6%. There are about 16.4 pupils per teacher. 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 above.