The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie
Redcross Way, Southwark, LONDON, SE1 1HG
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected December 2022
Oversubscribed
74% of first-choice applicants offered a place
93%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected December 2022
74%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed
Latest data: 2024/25
Ofsted RatingInspected 7 December 2022Full report ↗
Outstanding
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.
Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.
SATs Results (2024/25)
End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
93.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)ⓘHigher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
41.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 93%·Writing 97%·Maths 97%→All three 93%
Reading
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average
How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)
This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
- How many places were offered?
- 30
- How many families wanted this school first?
- 35
- How many got their first choice?
- 26of 35 (74.3%)
- How many applied in total?
- 122
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
45.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
38.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
14.0%
Boys and girls
53%girls·47%boys
115 girls, 104 boys
Location
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Results Over Time
→ Peaked at 100% (2017/18), currently 93%
* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.
Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.
View raw year-by-year data
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 76.0% | 31.0% | +3.5 | +2.6 | +3.4 |
| 2016/17 | 72.0% | 28.0% | +1.8 | +1.7 | +1.6 |
| 2017/18 | 100.0% | 54.0% | +4.9 | +3.8 | +5.7 |
| 2018/19 | 93.0% | 33.0% | +3.1 | +3.5 | +3.1 |
| 2022/23 | 97.0% | 33.0% | +2.7 | +5.0 | +5.0 |
| 2023/24 | 92.0% | 32.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 93.0% | 41.0% | - | - | - |