St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Nov 15 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Islington
Unique reference
100441
Address
Highgate Hill, Highgate, Dartmouth Park Hill, N19 5NE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
510 (92% of total capacity)
Boys
52.9%
Girls
47.1%
First language not English
20.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
31%
Persistent absence
14.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 29.6%
African 21.2%
Mixed 20.5%
Other White 10.8%
Other 5.5%
Irish 3.3%
Caribbean 2.9%
Unclassified 2.4%
Indian 1.8%
Other Black 0.8%
Other Asian 0.6%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.3
WritingAbove average2.4
MathsAbove average2.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 85%
Local authority average 66%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 17%
Local authority average 13%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 109
Local authority average 106
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
59
2nd preference
27
3rd preference
14
From another Local Authority
45
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
55
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
18
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher22.9
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 2, Full-time
7
6
1
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
52
21
31
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
45
23
22
Reception, Full-time
40
22
18
Year 1
57
31
26
Year 2
63
29
34
Year 3
64
35
29
Year 4
54
29
25
Year 5
71
42
29
Year 6
57
32
25
Year 2024-2025