St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Bromley, Lewisham
St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Bromley, Lewisham for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 8 May 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Beachborough Road, Bromley, BR1 5RL
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Lewisham
- Pupils on roll
- 177 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 8 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
- “However, sometimes teaching in some subjects does not enable pupils to commit as securely to their long-term memory the knowledge they were taught during previous months and terms.”
- “This limits how well some pupils recall and build new knowledge on what they have learned before.”
- “However, on occasion, tasks are not as well selected to enable some pupils to embed and apply their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 68% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 15 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 15 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lewisham.
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery 0.4 mi School remains Good
- Elfrida Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Downderry Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Athelney Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Torridon Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Rangefield Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Forster Park Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Good Shepherd RC School 1.0 mi Not judged