Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 28 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 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
Tower Hamlets
Unique reference
139423
Address
Wades Place, Poplar, E14 0DE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
414 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
50.2%
Girls
49.8%
First language not English
10.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
46.9%
Persistent absence
26.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
19.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 36%
Mixed 21%
Other White 10.1%
African 10.1%
Caribbean 5.6%
Other Black 3.6%
Bangladeshi 3.4%
Other Asian 2.2%
Chinese 1.9%
Other 1.9%
Indian 1.7%
Unclassified 1.7%
Irish 0.5%
Pakistani 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

ReadingAverage-1.2
WritingAverage1.2
MathsAverage0.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 64%
Local authority average 68%
England average 62%

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

School 16%
Local authority average 12%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 107
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
46
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
42
2nd preference
8
3rd preference
8
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
42
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes25.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher24.9
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
51
24
27
Reception, Full-time
55
28
27
Year 1
61
33
28
Year 2
48
26
22
Year 3
52
27
25
Year 4
51
24
27
Year 5
46
23
23
Year 6
50
23
27
Year 2024-2025