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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Lewisham

Crossfield Street, London, SE8 3PH

Website 02086924836

74

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 07/06/2023

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

96.0%

10.4% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

122

Capacity used

Has space

51%

240 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

8 of 8 families who put it first got an offer

8

Places offered

39

Total applications

4.9

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference88● 100%
2nd preference100● 0%
3rd preference90● 0%
Later preferences (4th–6th)120● 0%
Total39821%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Lewisham lets families list 6 preferences. 8 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Louise Blyde
Address
Crossfield Street, Deptford, London, SE8 3PH
Phone
02086924836
Local authority
Lewisham
Ward / constituency
Deptford · Lewisham North
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
100729

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals50%——
English as additional language41%——
SEN support18%——
50% boys (61)50% girls (61)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

122 pupils · 240 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    07 June 2023

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 125 pupils

Attendance

96.0%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.0%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

10.4%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.7%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

6%
20/21
15%
21/22
14%
22/23
10%
23/24
10%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths74%——
Higher standard11%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard73%
+11% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard81%
+6% vs England
Higher standard31%
-2% vs England
Average score107
+1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard73%
+1% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard88%
+14% vs England
Higher standard38%
+12% vs England
Average score107
+2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard69%
-4% vs England
Higher standard31%
+1% vs England
Average score106
+1 vs England

Science

Expected standard77%
-5% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

522019582023742024732025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)73%61%
Higher standard0%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Lewisham council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.