St Joseph Catholic Primary School

HertfordshireVoluntary aided school

Ainsdale Road, South Oxhey, Watford, WD19 7DW

Headteacher: Mrs Linda PayneSchool website ↗Pupils: 242 (capacity: 240)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
64% of first-choice applicants offered a place
68%
Reading, Writing & Maths
64%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
68.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
7.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 82%·Writing 75%·Maths 82%All three 68%
Reading
Expected82%
Exceeding36%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected75%
Exceeding11%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected82%
Exceeding21%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
47
How many got their first choice?
30of 47 (63.8%)
How many applied in total?
103

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
25.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
36.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
36.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
120 girls, 122 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 78% (2017/18), currently 68%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1659.0%7.0%+2.7+4.7+3.8
2016/1774.0%4.0%+5.7+4.7+4.8
2017/1878.0%7.0%+5.7+2.2+5.1
2018/1973.0%13.0%+4.9+3.4+5.1
2022/2363.0%7.0%+3.7+2.7+2.8
2023/2466.0%0.0%---
2024/2568.0%7.0%---
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