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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
The Broadway, Barking IG11 7AR · st-josephs-catholic-primary.secure-primarysite.net · 020 8270 6474
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 83%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Barking and Dagenham 67%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 242
- 58% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 32.1%
- First language not English
- 81.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 37 families put the school first and 37 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 | 37 | 37 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 38 | 1.3▲ | 71% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 38 | 36 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 83% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 28% the higher standard. Across Barking and Dagenham it was 67%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲83% | 62% | ||
| ▲28% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲113 | 105 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 101235)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 21 March 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 20 Mar 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2016
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 101235), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Sept 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 101235)
Jul 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 101235)
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (63 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 63
- 26% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 59% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (19%) with SEND