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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
Watford Way, Hendon, London NW4 4TY · stjps.org · 020 8202 5229
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 68%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Barnet 72%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Barnet Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 413
- 75% of 548 places
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 29.3%
- First language not English
- 60%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Barnet Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 34 families put the school first and 40 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 40 | 34 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 51 | 37 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 58 | 48 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 47 | 43 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 51 | 40 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% the higher standard. Across Barnet it was 72%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲68% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Joseph's Catholic Primary School on 13 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 13 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Apr 2022Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met Oct 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Dec 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jan 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (16 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Positive
- 80%
- Replies
- 16
- 3% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 100% who raised concerns
based on 2 parents (13%) whose child was bullied
based on 4 parents (25%) with SEND