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St Joseph's RC Junior School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 7–11 · Voluntary aided
Woodend, Upper Norwood, London SE19 3NU · stjosephsfederation.co.uk · 020 8653 7195
On the mapSearch near SE19 3NU
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 67%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Croydon 68%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 169
- 70% of 240 places
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Free school meals
- 34.9%
- First language not English
- 40.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 21% the higher standard. Across Croydon it was 68%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲67% | 62% | ||
| ▲21% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 18 December 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Joseph's RC Junior School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 17 Dec 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Apr 2016Requires 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 Safeguarding Effective Oct 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
71% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (34 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 71%
- Replies
- 34
- 18% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 94% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied