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St Joseph's Catholic Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–7 · Voluntary aided
Marsh Lane, London E10 7BL · stjosephsinfantleyton.co.uk · 020 8539 3000
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 132
- 73% of 180 places
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 21.1%
- First language not English
- 49.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 27 families put the school first and 30 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 | 30 | 27 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 31 | 27 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 31 | 28 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 100% |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Joseph's Catholic Infant School on 15 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 15 Apr 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (46 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 46
- 29% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 59% who raised concerns
based on the 20% who had a child bullied