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St Joseph's College

Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Beulah Hill, London SE19 3HL · stjosephscollege.org.uk · 020 8761 1426

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Feb 2020
GCSEs, 2024/25
45.5
average Attainment 8 score. Croydon 44.5, England 46
Last distance offered
3.11 mi
5.00 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Croydon Council
Demand for places
0.6
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
739
70% of 1,050 places
Local authority
Croydon
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
38.9%
First language not English
24.8%
School census 2025/26
Trust
St Joseph's College Delasalle

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 3.11 mi (5.00 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 5.84 mi (9.41 km). Source: Croydon Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 49 families put the school first and 84 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 58 (Places 136)58September 2023: 69 (Places 114)69September 2024: 57 (Places 106)57September 2025: 60 (Places 107)60September 2026: 49 (Places 84)49Places 84
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202684490.6100%
September 2025Sept 2025107600.6100%
September 2024Sept 2024106570.5100%
September 2023Sept 2023114690.6100%
September 2022Sept 2022136580.4100%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 20263.11 mi5.00 km
September 20255.84 mi9.41 km
September 2024No distance given
September 20234.57 mi7.36 km
September 20224.91 mi7.91 km

The furthest distance at which a place was offered under the distance criterion.

The council gives no distance for this school (N/A).

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.5, and 35.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Croydon it was 44.5, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (25.4 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 48.7 (England 46.3)48.72017/18: 53.5 (England 46.5)53.52018/19: 47.3 (England 46.7)47.32021/22: 45.5 (England 48.8)45.52022/23: 46.0 (England 46.3)46.02023/24: 45.0 (England 45.9)45.02024/25: 45.5 (England 46.0)45.5England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●45.546.0
▼35.2%45.4%
●62.9%64.8%
▲42.8%40.5%
●4.084.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form65.5−5.8
Sixth form college4.7+2
Further education25.7+8.4
Apprenticeship0.6−0.1
Not in a lasting destination0.6−3.4
Activity not captured2.9+2.2

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 24.5 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 24.2 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 29.2 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 25.6 (England 32.9)C-2021/22: 29.6 (England 37.9)C2022/23: 24.9 (England 34.2)D+2023/24: 27.1 (England 34.4)C-2024/25: 25.4 (England 35.0)C-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
50 studentsC- (25.4)Below average -0.59
52 studentsC- (25.1)Below average -0.60
44 studentsMerit+ (28.6)Average +0.02
31 studentsDist (34.7)Above average +0.64
Technical certificate9 studentsL2Pass (5)Average -0.64
3.7%AAB or better
100%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2467C- (27.1)-0.20
2022/2350D+ (24.9)—
2021/2248C (29.6)—
2018/1952C- (25.6)-0.14
2017/1868C (29.2)+0.05
2016/1779D+ (24.2)-0.39
2015/1689D+ (24.5)-0.28

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University64.4−2.3
Further education2.5—
Apprenticeship2.5+1.4
Employment14.4−2.8
Not in a lasting destination8.5−0.7
Activity not captured7.6+1.9

Ofsted

St Joseph's College was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 25 February 2020, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Mar 2025 found: Standards maintained.

Outcome
Standards maintained
Inspected
25 Mar 2025
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2020

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Feb 2020Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Apr 2016Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jan 2014Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

What parents said

83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (18 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
83%
Replies
18
2% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●89% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼83% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲89% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲94% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●89% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn●83% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲89% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●89% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲94% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲89% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲100% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 83% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲72% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 39% who had a child bullied

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