Ofsted: Good emoji_events #28 in Southwark public Top 42% UK

St Joseph's Catholic Junior School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Delia Jameson

location_onLondon, SE5 0TS

language Visit Website phone 2077033455

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

222

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Expected Standard

67%

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Age Range

7-11

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St Joseph's Catholic Junior School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in London, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 42% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Joseph's Catholic Junior School is a voluntary aided school in London, Southwark, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 226 pupils on roll, of whom 50% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #28 of 62 primaries in Southwark and #2,565 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.7:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 66%

Reading71% LA 76%

Writing82% LA 74%

Maths83% LA 75%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 64%England 61%

Reading80% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing79% LA 72% · Eng 72%

Maths80% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 65%England 60%

Reading76% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 75% · Eng 71%

Maths81% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA 0.8

-0.9 to 2.6

2.6

Write

LA 1.3

1.0 to 4.3

1.8

Maths

LA 0.9

0.2 to 3.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 66%England 65%

Reading69% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths81% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA 1.0

-2.5 to 0.7

-0.8

Write

LA 1.0

-2.3 to 0.7

0.6

Maths

LA 0.9

-0.8 to 2.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 67%

Reading68% LA 76%

Writing71% LA 78%

Maths78% LA 78%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA 1.1

-3.1 to 0.1

-2.8

Write

LA 1.1

-4.3 to -1.3

0.4

Maths

LA 1.3

-1.1 to 1.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

20 July 2022

Inspection Report

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28 March 2017

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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08 October 2009

Inspection Report

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27 September 2006

Inspection Report

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11 October 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-03-28

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-01-15

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-10-08

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 226 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	226	1	0.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	230	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	226	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	223	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	213	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	223	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	222	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	224	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	230	4	1.7%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	226	1	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	226	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	231	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	226	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	223	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	228	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	228	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	228	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	232	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	231	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	232	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	237	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	237	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	236	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	235	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	237	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	235	1	0.4%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 20 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 20 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils