SCHOOL PROFILE

St Joseph's Catholic Junior School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 100853
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 240 Published school capacity
Capacity used 87.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

21 July 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Southwark
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 209 209 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 108 51.7% of pupils
Male pupils 101 48.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

50.7%
25.9 pts above England
School 50.7%
Southwark 35.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

60.3%
40.0 pts above England
School 60.3%
Southwark 27.8%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Southwark 0.3%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
61.7%
129
Any other ethnic group
10.0%
21
Unclassified
8.6%
18
Any other White background
4.3%
9
Caribbean
3.8%
8
White British
3.8%
8
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 31.1% 65 of 209 pupils
10.3 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 31.1%
Southwark 22.5%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 26.3% 55 pupils
England 14.8% 11.5 pts above
EHC plans 4.8% 10 pupils
England 6.0% 1.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 26
Moderate learning difficulty 23
Specific learning difficulty 9
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Severe learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

67.0% 6.6 pts above England
School 67.0%
Southwark 65.8%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

71.0%

2.8 pts below England

School 71.0%
Southwark 76.4%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

82.0%

11.7 pts above England

School 82.0%
Southwark 74.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

83.0%

11.0 pts above England

School 83.0%
Southwark 75.0%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.79%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.43 pts lower than England
School 4.79%
Southwark 6.56%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.09%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.73 pts lower than England
School 15.09%
Southwark 18.21%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Southwark 2.04%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

87.1% 1.1 pts below England
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School
87.1%
Southwark
80.6%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information