Primary school

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Lewisham
  • SE8 3PH

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,183 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 28%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 42%42%2016/17: top 4%4% · 2016/172017/18: top 8%2018/19: top 84%2022/23: top 60%2023/24: top 22%2024/25: top 28%No exams

Against London

Expected standard, RWM73% · London 72%Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · London 12%Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score107 · London 107Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score107 · London 107Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 59% · 22 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 90% · 29 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 87% · 39 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 52% · 46 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 58% · 24 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 74% · 27 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 73% · 26 pupils · London 72%90%52%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 22 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 3% · 29 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 8% · 39 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 2% · 46 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 0% · 24 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 11% · 27 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 0% · 26 pupils · London 12%11%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 22 pupils · London 1032016/17: 108 · 29 pupils · London 1052017/18: 109 · 39 pupils · London 1062018/19: 100 · 46 pupils · London 1062022/23: 101 · 24 pupils · London 1062023/24: 106 · 27 pupils · London 1072024/25: 107 · 26 pupils · London 107109100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 22 pupils · London 1042016/17: 110 · 29 pupils · London 1062017/18: 107 · 39 pupils · London 1062018/19: 102 · 46 pupils · London 1072022/23: 103 · 24 pupils · London 1062023/24: 106 · 27 pupils · London 1062024/25: 107 · 26 pupils · London 107110102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
7 of 7 who put it first2014 · 94.4%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st77
2nd80
3rd50

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Satisfactory
  2. 2010Satisfactory
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · 2 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Jun 2023

Strengths

  • “Pupils enjoy attending this vibrant and lively school.”
  • “Staff are caring, compassionate and helpful towards pupils.”
  • “Teachers take time to explain things, which helps pupils to make sense of what they are doing in lessons.”

To improve

  • “Sometimes, teachers do not check pupils’ understanding carefully enough.”
  • “As a result, pupils’ misconceptions are not addressed in a timely manner.”
  • “Leaders must make sure that adults are routinely checking what pupils know and understand carefully so that they are fully ready for future content.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026122
Free school meals (past 6 years)45.7%
First language not English39.3%
SEN support25.7%
EHC plan2.1%
Absence (sessions missed)4.0%
Persistently absent pupils10.4%

Girls 49.3%Boys 50.7%

50.8% full · 240 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.6
Pupils per adult8.3
  • Classroom teachers 5.8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 6.9
  • Other support 3.7

Teachers 7.8 FTE · Whole workforce 18.4 · 24 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£10,642
Spend per pupil£12,800
Staff spend per pupil£9,531
Reserve per pupil−£6,012
  • −£733,500revenue reserve
  • −£263,324in-year balance

Grants £10,358 · self-generated £284 · premises £858 per pupil