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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School[1]

Primary · ages 3–11

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Headline results

KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard
KS2 83% 83% 2024/25[2]

Results

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
83% 2024/25[2]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
28% 2024/25[2]
Reading, average scaled score
109 2024/25[2]
Maths, average scaled score
113 2024/25[2]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths) Reading, average scaled score Maths, average scaled score
2023/24 81%[3] 31%[3] 107[3] 112[3]
2022/23 71%[4] 17%[4] 105[4] 107[4]

Ofsted

Latest inspection
20 Mar 2024[5]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[5]
Report published
13 May 2024[5]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[5]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next[5]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place
3.2 Entry Sept 2026[6]
Applications (any preference)
119 Entry Sept 2026[6]
First preferences
37 Entry Sept 2026[6]
Places offered
37 Entry Sept 2026[6]
First preferences per place
1.0 Entry Sept 2026[6]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 139[6] 38[6] 30[6] 4.6[6] 1.3[6]
Entry Sept 2024 137[6] 29[6] 29[6] 4.7[6] 1.0[6]
Entry Sept 2023 123[6] 32[6] 30[6] 4.1[6] 1.1[6]
Entry Sept 2022 123[6] 36[6] 38[6] 3.2[6] 0.9[6]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
3–11[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Faith
Roman Catholic[1]
Sixth form
No[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
420[1]
Trust
THE GOOD SHEPHERD CATHOLIC TRUST[1]
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham[1]
Website
https://st-josephs-catholic-primary.secure-primarysite.net/[1]
District
Barking and Dagenham[7]
Postcode
IG11 7AR[1]
URN
147328[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
237 2024/25[8]
English as an additional language
52.7% 2024/25[8]
SEN support
18.6% 2024/25[8]
EHC plan
1.7% 2024/25[8]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
33.5% 2024/25[8]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
10.7%[9]
Mixed
11.6%[9]
Asian
10.7%[9]
Black
63.6%[9]
Any other ethnic group
0%[9]
Unclassified
3.3%[9]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2023/24. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.