St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, London
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Joseph's creates a nurturing environment where pupils feel valued and take great pride in their school. The school achieves strong results in reading, writing and mathematics, with disadvantaged pupils progressing as well as their peers. Pupils are extremely polite and courteous, showing respect and tolerance for each other, and they have a good understanding of how to keep themselves safe, including online.
Key Strengths
- High achievement in reading, writing and mathematics, with disadvantaged pupils making the same good progress as their peers
- Strong school culture of care, respect and tolerance where pupils feel valued and nurtured
- Effective leadership with thorough self-evaluation and monitoring of improvement plans
- Broad and interesting curriculum including specialist teaching in music, Italian and physical education
- Thorough safeguarding arrangements with vigilant staff and pupils who understand e-safety
Areas for Improvement
- Most able pupils in Key Stage 1 need more consistent challenge with work that builds on their prior knowledge
- Pupils in Key Stage 2, particularly the most able, need guidance that improves the quality and depth of their writing rather than just grammar and punctuation corrections
- Inconsistent progress across subjects - some classes show significant differences in scope and quality of work
- Limited development of subject-specific skills in humanities and science, with insufficient challenge for able pupils in investigation and reasoning
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with thorough arrangements including rigorous vetting of staff, detailed high-quality records, good risk assessments for visits, and all staff having appropriate recent training.
Extracurricular Activities
Specialist teaching in music, Italian and physical education
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School continues to be good, with high proportions of pupils attaining expected standards in reading, writing and mathematics. The school has successfully maintained good quality education and embedded high standards of behaviour and care since its previous inspection in 2012.
At a Glance
50.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 81%. Maths has remained stable at around 88%. Writing has declined from 78% to 73%.
Class Sizes
20.0
Avg class size
17.7
Infant (KS1)
21.8
KS2
7
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
51%
Available places
122 pupils
240 capacity
118 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for London
Admissions Demand - Lewisham
Places available
3,494
Applications
2,939
Got 1st preference
90.0%
Got preferred school
99.2%
Primary admissions across Lewisham (2025/26)
Inspection History(107)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.99489%
Overall absence
10.4%
Persistent absence
125
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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