Our Lady and St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school London, Lewisham·SE26 5SE
Composite score
51.7
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#6,630
National rank
#1197
In London
#41
In Lewisham
Top 45%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
58%
% achieving higher RWM
12%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
22 first choices, 23 places
First choices per place
0.96
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
46
any preference, for 23 places
Applications from another council area
22%

Every child who put Our Lady and St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
243
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
33.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
28.8%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
12.3%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.5%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.2
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£8,822
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Our Lady and St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School at a glance

Located in London, Lewisham, Our Lady and St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 243 pupils aged 3 to 11. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That is down 8.0 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 in the top 45% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 12% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Our Lady and St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 22 families who put it first were offered a place. There are about 21.2 pupils per teacher. Our Lady and St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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.

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