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St Joseph's RC Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Lanark Road, Maida Vale, London W9 1DF · stjosephsschool.org.uk · 020 7286 3518
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 78%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Westminster 72%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 264
- 54 over 210 places · 126%
- Local authority
- Westminster
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 15.3%
- First language not English
- 74.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 52 families put the school first and 42 places were offered; 75% 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 | 42 | 52 | 1.2▲ | 75% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 42 | 53 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 62 | 2.1▲ | 45% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 41 | 54 | 1.3▲ | 69% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 42 | 48 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
Results
In 2024/25, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 17% the higher standard. Across Westminster it was 72%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲78% | 62% | ||
| ▲17% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲113 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 101133)
Ofsted
St Joseph's RC Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 16 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 16 Apr 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 101133), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 101133)
Jan 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 101133)
Jun 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 101133)
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (96 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 96
- 37% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied