St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Upminster
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Joseph's provides a calm, welcoming environment where pupils feel safe and are proud to be part of the school community. The school excels at promoting spiritual, moral, social and cultural development, helping pupils understand different cultures and religions while preparing them for life in modern Britain. Teachers provide high-quality feedback that helps pupils make good progress, and the school successfully supports all pupils, including disadvantaged pupils, to achieve well.
Key Strengths
- Strong leadership with a clear vision for the school's development
- Effective teaching with good quality written feedback that supports pupil progress
- Pupils achieve particularly well in mathematics and leave school with strong attainment
- Good behaviour and above-average attendance with a calm, welcoming atmosphere
- Effective use of funding to support disadvantaged pupils and enhance physical education provision
Areas for Improvement
- Most-able pupils are not always given sufficiently challenging work
- Pupils lack confidence asking and answering questions in detail and giving reasons for their answers
- Few opportunities for pupils to apply numeracy skills across different subjects
- Early years leaders need to analyse children's progress data by group more regularly
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with a strong culture of safety throughout the school, ensuring pupils are free from harm.
Extracurricular Activities
French and music taught by specialist teachers, after-school sports clubs, lunchtime activities, gymnastics, Internet Safety Day, school council
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a good school with strong leadership and effective teaching that enables pupils to achieve well in reading, writing and mathematics. The school maintains good behaviour, above-average attendance, and a safe, welcoming environment.
At a Glance
3.6%
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 declined from 92% to 86%. Maths has declined from 95% to 83%. Writing has improved from 82% to 86%.
Class Sizes
29.4
Avg class size
28.5
Infant (KS1)
30.0
KS2
14
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
100%
Over capacity
420 pupils
420 capacity
0 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Upminster
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Upminster
Admissions Demand - Havering
Places available
3,462
Applications
3,096
Got 1st preference
89.8%
Got preferred school
98.4%
Primary admissions across Havering (2025/26)
Inspection History(107)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.66021%
Overall absence
5.49451%
Persistent absence
364
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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