St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address York Avenue
Hanwell
London
W7 3HU
Phone 02085676293
Reference Number 101924

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School continues to demonstrate a strong performance overall, holding on to its status as a good school. Pupils show a high level of engagement and feel a sense of belonging, reflecting the school’s community ethos. The school promotes a love for learning through its diverse curriculum and enrichment activities, though it has faced challenges in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Leaders have been proactive in addressing areas such as reading progress and the curriculum's sequencing to build students' understanding over time.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 576
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50%
Girls: 50%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 14.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 50.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26.9
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 27.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 42 41 83
2 40 35 75
3 46 39 85
4 43 38 81
5 39 47 86
6 43 32 75

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, Other 34.5%
White, British 22.9%
Indian 6.6%
Asian, Other 5%
African 4.5%
Mixed, Other 4.3%
White & Asian 3.1%
Irish 2.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.7%
Caribbean 1.6%
Chinese 1.4%
White & Black (African) 1.4%
Pakistani 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 09 Feb 2022
Date Report
09 Feb 2022 School inspection
07 Feb 2017 Short inspection
24 Oct 2012 Full inspection:
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
30 Apr 2008 Full inspection:
22 Mar 2004 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils feel safe and enjoy a supportive community environment.
  • Leaders have a clear ambition for pupil success and well-defined curriculum goals.
  • Subject leaders are knowledgeable and well-trained, ensuring effective teaching.
  • The curriculum is well-structured and caters to a wide range of subjects.
  • Pupils with special educational needs are well supported and included.
  • Pupils are enthusiastic and well-behaved in lessons and during playtime.
  • There is a strong emphasis on pupils' wider development and responsibilities.

Areas for Improvement

  • Pupils struggle to consistently make deeper connections between different subjects.
  • Reading progress has been identified as an area needing improvement, particularly for older students.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 58%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 4%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 105
Maths 104

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.3
Writing 0.2
Maths 1.9

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 35 4
Third Preference 23 3
From another Local Authority 3 1

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