SCHOOL PROFILE

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 101337
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 548 Published school capacity
Capacity used 75.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

13 January 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

6 October 2021
Graded inspection Good
Published 23 November 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 413 399 full-time · 14 part-time
Female pupils 189 45.8% of pupils
Male pupils 224 54.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

28.3%
3.5 pts above England
School 28.3%
Barnet 20.6%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

60.0%
39.7 pts above England
School 60.0%
Barnet 43.3%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Barnet 0.6%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other White background
30.5%
126
African
16.0%
66
Indian
8.7%
36
Any other Asian background
8.5%
35
White British
7.0%
29
Any other ethnic group
6.1%
25
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 25.4% 105 of 413 pupils
4.6 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 25.4%
Barnet 18.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.4% 80 pupils
England 14.8% 4.6 pts above
EHC plans 6.1% 25 pupils
England 6.0% 0.0 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 47
Social, emotional & mental health 25
Moderate learning difficulty 20
Autistic spectrum disorder 11
Multi-sensory impairment 1
Other difficulty or disability 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

68.0% 7.6 pts above England
School 68.0%
Barnet 70.0%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

82.0%

8.2 pts above England

School 82.0%
Barnet 81.5%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

79.0%

8.7 pts above England

School 79.0%
Barnet 76.1%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

76.0%

4.0 pts above England

School 76.0%
Barnet 81.5%
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

6.95%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.73 pts higher than England
School 6.95%
Barnet 5.90%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

21.30%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.49 pts higher than England
School 21.30%
Barnet 14.89%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.75%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.05 pts lower than England
School 1.75%
Barnet 1.29%
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

75.4% 12.8 pts below England
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
75.4%
Barnet
90.3%
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