Primary school

St Joseph's RC Infant School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 3–7
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Croydon
  • SE19 3NX

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Results · 2024/25

England rank: Not ranked for 2024/25: no published figure for this school

Against London

Expected standard, RWMNot enough data · London 72No results published for 2024/25
Higher standard, RWMNot enough data · London 12No results published for 2024/25
Reading scoreNot enough data · London 107No results published for 2024/25
Maths scoreNot enough data · London 107No results published for 2024/25

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
26 of 26 who put it first2014 · 95.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2626
2nd101
3rd100
Last distance offered
  • 2019/2013.3 km

Inspections · 2008–2024

  1. 2008Satisfactory
  2. 2011Good
  3. 2014Good
  4. 2019Good
  5. 2024Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

1 weak areas

  • Early years provision

5 areas graded · 3 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Jun 2024

Strengths

  • “Pupils enjoy their learning and the exciting range of activities they experience.”
  • “For instance, pupils have opportunities to visit an opera house.”
  • “The school has high expectations for pupils and behaviour in lessons is calm.”

To improve

  • “In some foundation subjects, changes have been made to the curriculum which are not embedded.”
  • “This means that pupils do not build securely on their prior learning.”
  • “The school needs to ensure that all subject aims are fully implemented so that pupils build deep knowledge and skills over time.”

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

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026154
Free school meals (past 6 years)29.8%
First language not English45.1%
SEN support18.9%
EHC plan1.3%
Absence (sessions missed)7.6%
Persistently absent pupils19.0%

Girls 51.6%Boys 48.4%

73.3% full · 210 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 42 responses (27.8% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school76.2% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school81% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved66.7% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 57.1% not applicable44.4% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year76.2% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 23.8% not applicable56.3% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child59.5% agree
  • My child does well at this school71.4% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing64.3% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school64.3% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school76.2% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development57.2% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent64.3% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.1
Pupils per adult9.4
  • Classroom teachers 5.4
  • Leadership 1.5
  • Teaching assistants 8.5
  • Other support 2.3

Teachers 6.9 FTE · Whole workforce 17.6 · 28 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,946
Spend per pupil£9,497
Staff spend per pupil£7,169
Reserve per pupil−£621
  • −£90,070revenue reserve
  • −£79,798in-year balance

Grants £8,236 · self-generated £710 · premises £323 per pupil