St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Dorking
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Dorking, part of Xavier Catholic Education Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Surrey (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School in detail
Results
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 125204), 81% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Across Surrey, 90% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Surrey lodged 205 appeals against primary school offers; 135 reached a hearing and 15 succeeded (11.1% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Joseph's Catholic Primary School are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 81% reading, 85% maths); St Paul's CofE Primary School (0.4 miles); Powell Corderoy Primary School (0.4 miles, 83% reading, 80% maths); and St Martin's CofE Primary School (0.6 miles, 81% reading, 85% maths).
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolSt Paul's CofE Primary SchoolPowell Corderoy Primary SchoolSt Martin's CofE Primary School
The trust
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is one of 23 schools run by Xavier Catholic Education Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 81% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Dorking West Rail Station, about 860 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Vincent Lane (n-bound), 130 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Joseph's Catholic Primary School are The Priory Church of England School (0.3 miles) and The Ashcombe School (0.8 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in July 2026. Before that, as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 125204), it was rated Good in October 2013. See St Joseph's Catholic Primary School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 125204). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 71% to 81% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 67% to 85% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 83% to 88% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Joseph's Catholic Primary School.
- Y-Kids St Joseph's DorkingAt the school · Not yet graded
- Action House Childcare Limited520m away · Not yet graded
- art-K Dorking600m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Surrey's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to St Joseph's Catholic Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is in Surrey; for families living there:
- Surrey's school travel policy: Travel Assistance Policy for under 16s
- How to apply: Apply online for under 16 travel help
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 32
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 7
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 32 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 28 slight.
7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise.
11 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Surrey is 13 (the median across 521 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Applications and offers at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School before it became an academy in 2026
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 125204). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 22 | 58 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 12 | 51 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 22 | 21 | 47 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 19 | 17 | 53 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 67 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 18 | 16 | 67 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 22 | 17 | 58 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2018 | 25 | 22 | 87 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 27 | 22 | 104 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 2016 | 27 | 29 | 91 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 27 | 28 | 117 | 1.0 | 4 |
| 2014 | 27 | 29 | 104 | 1.1 | 6 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Dorking
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Dorking
Across Surrey council
Places available
13,004
Applications
11,426
Got 1st preference
89.8%
Got preferred school
98.7%
All primary applications across Surrey council (2026/27), not just this school.
Absence at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 125204). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
5.5%
Overall absence
11.2%
Persistent absence
161
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Questions parents ask about St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Are there exam results for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School?
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 125204), 81% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in July 2026. Before that, as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 125204), it was rated Good in October 2013.
What is the catchment area for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed, Surrey allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to St Joseph's Catholic Primary School?
Apply through Surrey's coordinated admissions process, naming St Joseph's Catholic Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Y-Kids St Joseph's Dorking (registered, not yet graded). There are 2 more within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near St Joseph's Catholic Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 32 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 28 slight. 7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise. 11 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Surrey is 13 (the median across 521 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School?
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is at Norfolk Road, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3JA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)