St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Erith, Bexley
Last distance offered · Reception 2022
Not published
From London Borough of Bexley · offers on 19 April 2022
2017–2021 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Erith, Bexley for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 21 January 2025. Bexley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2022 entry.
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2017 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 90% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 17% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2024/25 figure of 90% was the highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Bexley that have results.
- There were 16 first-choice applications for 19 Reception offers in 2026: 0.8 first choices per offer, the 11th lowest of 55 Bexley primary schools.
- Free school meal eligibility is 20.3% of pupils, against a middle figure of 35.2% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bexley.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bexley schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Kale Road, Thamesmead, Erith, DA18 4BA
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Bexley
- Pupils on roll
- 177 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 21 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils love coming to this school.”
- “They are also committed to caring for each other.”
- “Within the school’s distinctive nurturing ethos, pupils are proud to learn values such as ‘hope’ and ‘courage’.”
To improve
- “However, occasionally, in the early years, children are not taught the precise knowledge and vocabulary that will be most helpful to prepare them for their next steps in learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 31 March 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) | 90% | 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: 16 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 16 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bexley.
- Parkway Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Northwood Primary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Willow Bank Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Augustine of Canterbury CofE Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Jubilee Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School 1.1 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Bedonwell Junior School 1.1 mi School remains Good
- Lessness Heath Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published