Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough

Saint Joseph’s Catholic Primary School continues to perform well as a good school, demonstrating inclusive values and a commitment to diversity and equality. The supportive school environment fosters positive behavior and strong attendance, contributing to the happiness and safety of its pupils. The ambitious curriculum is designed to meet the needs of all students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Although the teaching of phonics is prioritized, some subjects require further development to ensure that pupils can consistently recall and apply their prior knowledge effectively.

Strengths

• Strong commitment to inclusivity and diversity.
• Positive behavior and excellent attitudes to learning.
• Broad and engaging curriculum with ample extracurricular activities.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND tailored to individual needs.
• High emphasis on reading and phonics with adequate support across all year groups.
• Strong leadership that engages parents and values staff well-being.

Areas for Improvement

• Need to improve curriculum planning in some subjects for better knowledge retention.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.8% of pupils at Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough had 26.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 37.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.7% of pupils at Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough received £10,119 and spent £10,512 for each of its 176 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £157,000 (£892 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough last inspected by Ofsted?

Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough have?

Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough has 175 pupils on roll.

What age range does Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough cover?

Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough?

Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough is at Little Dorrit Court, Redcross Way, London, SE1 1NJ.