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St Joachim's Catholic Primary School

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

personMr James Allen

corporate_fareOUR LADY OF GRACE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

location_onLondon, E16 3DT

language Visit Website phone 2074761658

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

337

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Expected Standard

66%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Joachim's Catholic Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in London, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 46% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Joachim's Catholic Primary School is an academy converter in London, Newham, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of OUR LADY OF GRACE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 359 pupils on roll, of whom 37% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #52 of 63 primaries in Newham and #3,889 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.6 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

66%

LA 74%

Reading76% LA 81%

Writing76% LA 80%

Maths83% LA 82%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 73%England 61%

Reading73% LA 81% · Eng 74%

Writing80% LA 80% · Eng 72%

Maths63% LA 83% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 69%England 60%

Reading80% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 78% · Eng 71%

Maths70% LA 81% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.7

Read

LA 0.7

-0.5 to 4.0

2.6

Write

LA 1.4

0.4 to 4.7

-0.3

Maths

LA 2.1

-2.4 to 1.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 74%England 65%

Reading97% LA 79% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 83% · Eng 78%

Maths97% LA 85% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.3

Read

LA 1.8

1.0 to 5.6

3.7

Write

LA 2.0

1.6 to 5.9

4.9

Maths

LA 2.6

2.9 to 6.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 76%

Reading93% LA 82%

Writing87% LA 85%

Maths93% LA 86%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.4

Read

LA 1.8

0.3 to 4.5

1.1

Write

LA 2.1

-1 to 3.2

4.7

Maths

LA 3.5

2.8 to 6.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

15 September 2021

Inspection Report

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08 April 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2021-09-15

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2007-09-28

Section 5 RTI Historic EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

1.1%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(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 359 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.1%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	359	4	1.1%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	361	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	360	3	0.8%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	346	1	0.3%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	342	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	342	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	337	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	335	1	0.3%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	320	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	319	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	308	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	293	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	289	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	285	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	271	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	271	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	261	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	260	4	1.5%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	259	2	0.8%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	243	3	1.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	246	2	0.8%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	243	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	240	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	251	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	243	4	1.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	239	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 37 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 12 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 11 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils