SCHOOL PROFILE

St Joseph's RC Infant School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 101803
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 73.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

26 June 2024
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 Croydon
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 154 136 full-time · 18 part-time
Female pupils 73 47.4% of pupils
Male pupils 81 52.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

20.1%
4.7 pts below England
School 20.1%
Croydon 27.2%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

37.0%
16.7 pts above England
School 37.0%
Croydon 29.6%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Croydon 0.4%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
23.4%
36
Caribbean
14.3%
22
Any other Mixed background
11.7%
18
Any other Black background
11.0%
17
White and Black Caribbean
9.1%
14
Any other White background
8.4%
13
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 19.5% 30 of 154 pupils
1.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.5%
Croydon 22.1%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.5% 27 pupils
England 14.8% 2.7 pts above
EHC plans 2.0% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 4.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 22
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Specific learning difficulty 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 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.

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

7.57%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.35 pts higher than England
School 7.57%
Croydon 6.77%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

18.99%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.17 pts higher than England
School 18.99%
Croydon 19.05%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.53%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.73 pts higher than England
School 2.53%
Croydon 2.11%
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

73.3% 14.9 pts below England
St Joseph's RC Infant School
73.3%
Croydon
83.9%
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