St Joseph's RC Primary School
Lanark Road, Maida Vale, London, W9 1DF
Headteacher: Dr Ninette Fernandes-VianaSchool website ↗Pupils: 259 (capacity: 210)Part of SAINT JOHN SOUTHWORTH CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected April 2024
Oversubscribed
77% of first-choice applicants offered a place
78%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected April 2024
77%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed
Latest data: 2024/25
Ofsted RatingInspected 16 April 2024Full report ↗
Outstanding
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.
Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.
SATs Results (2024/25)
End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, 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.
78.0%
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%.
17.0%
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 87%·Writing 83%·Maths 83%→All three 78%
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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?
- 42
- How many families wanted this school first?
- 53
- How many got their first choice?
- 41of 53 (77.4%)
- How many applied in total?
- 119
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
30.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
87.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN 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).
30.0%
Boys and girls
44%girls·56%boys
115 girls, 144 boys
Location
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Results Over Time
↑ Peaked at 96% (2018/19), currently 78%
* 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
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 83.0% | 14.0% | +3.3 | -0.6 | +3.7 |
| 2016/17 | 82.0% | 35.0% | +2.8 | +2.6 | +3.5 |
| 2017/18 | 78.0% | 38.0% | +2.4 | +2.2 | +2.2 |
| 2018/19 | 96.0% | 36.0% | +4.7 | +3.1 | +5.6 |
| 2022/23 | 57.0% | 4.0% | +2.2 | -4.1 | +3.8 |
| 2023/24 | 68.0% | 16.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 78.0% | 17.0% | - | - | - |