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St Joseph's RC Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Voluntary aided
Crown Dale, Upper Norwood, London SE19 3NX · stjosephsfederation.co.uk · 020 8670 2385
On the mapSearch near SE19 3NX
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2024
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 154
- 73% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 22.8%
- First language not English
- 37%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 26 families put the school first and 28 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 | 28 | 26 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 37 | 34 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 44 | 38 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 35 | 31 | 0.9 | 100% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 June 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Joseph's RC Infant School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 25 Jun 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Dec 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Feb 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
64% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (42 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 64%
- Replies
- 42
- 28% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied