St Joseph's College
Secondary · Academy converter · Boys · Croydon
Beulah Hill, London, SE19 3HL
64
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 25/02/2020
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.2%
17.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
739
Capacity used
Has space70%
1,050 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
60 of 60 families who put it first got an offer
107
Places offered
214
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 60 | 60 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 49 | 23 | ● 47% |
| 3rd preference | 39 | 9 | ● 23% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 66 | 10 | ● 15% |
| Total | 214 | 102 | 48% |
1st preference success by year
Croydon lets families list 6 preferences. 56 applications came from outside the council area (31 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- George Mantillas / Catherine Kane
- Address
- Beulah Hill, London, SE19 3HL
- Phone
- 02087611426
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Ward / constituency
- Norbury Park · Streatham and Croydon North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138221
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 39% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 25% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ST JOSEPH'S COLLEGE DELASALLE
739 pupils · 1,050 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
26 March 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained - 20
25 February 2020
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 690 pupils
Attendance
94.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
17.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 45.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.04 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 43% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 66% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.12 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 27.13 | — | — |
Average grade: C- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 35.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 62.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 42.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.08 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 159 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 25.35 | 35 |
| Average grade | C- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 3.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 50 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 160 | 13% | 41% | 64% | |
| Mathematics | 159 | 21% | 48% | 70% | |
| Religious Studies | 157 | 22% | 53% | 69% | |
| English Literature | 157 | 7% | 41% | 70% | |
| Combined Science | 143 | 15% | 41% | 61% | |
| History | 67 | 6% | 21% | 37% | |
| Geography | 65 | 22% | 51% | 65% | |
| Spanish | 57 | 11% | 35% | 70% | |
| Business | 56 | 5% | 32% | 45% | |
| Statistics | 49 | 0% | 31% | 86% | |
| Design & Technology | 42 | 7% | 14% | 19% | |
| Computer Science | 27 | 15% | 52% | 63% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 26 | 0% | 8% | 15% | |
| Economics | 13 | 0% | 0% | 15% | |
| Chemistry | 11 | 0% | 9% | 27% | |
| Physics | 10 | 0% | 0% | 30% | |
| Religious Studies | 9 | 0% | 0% | 44% | |
| Biology | 7 | 0% | 0% | 14% | |
| Psychology | 6 | 0% | 0% | 17% | |
| Computer Science | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33% | |
| Spanish | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Business Studies | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Government and Politics | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 12015: St Joseph's College, London
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 67% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 100% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 67% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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 Croydon council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.