St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, London
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 5 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Joseph's creates a warm, welcoming environment where every child feels safe and valued. Teachers skillfully support all learners, including those who speak English as an additional language, through clear modelling and purposeful teaching. The school places personal development and wellbeing at the heart of its work, helping children develop confidence, resilience and strong relationships with each other.
Key Strengths
- Excellent phonics outcomes at the end of Year 1, in line with or above national averages
- Strong focus on reading and language from Nursery with consistent teaching approaches across the school
- Attendance above national averages for all pupils, with careful monitoring and sensitivity to individual circumstances
- Calm, respectful behaviour and positive learning habits embedded from the earliest years
- Highly effective support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities, with barriers to learning carefully removed
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met with an open and positive culture of safeguarding where all legal requirements are fulfilled and concerns are actively identified and managed.
Extracurricular Activities
Wellbeing warriors club, friendship club, buddy bus stop
St Joseph's Catholic Infant School is a strong performing school where pupils, including disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs, achieve well across all areas of learning. The school has an ambitious, carefully sequenced curriculum and creates a welcoming, inclusive culture where every child matters.
At a Glance
21.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
28.3
Avg class size
29.3
Infant (KS1)
4
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
73%
Available places
132 pupils
180 capacity
48 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for London
Admissions Demand - Waltham Forest
Places available
3,688
Applications
3,129
Got 1st preference
90.2%
Got preferred school
98.7%
Primary admissions across Waltham Forest (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.75712%
Overall absence
20.3125%
Persistent absence
64
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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