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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Watford Way, Hendon, London, NW4 4TY

Local ranking48th of 90 primary schools in Barnet
Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

548

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 13 January 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
68.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
12.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
82.0%
Writing (Expected)
79.0%
Maths (Expected)
76.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
73.0%
Reading avg scaled score
104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
105.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
104.0
Cohort Size
78

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
458
Boys
224 (54%)
Girls
189 (46%)
Capacity
548 (75% full)
SEND
16.8%
FSM Eligible
27.0%
EAL
56.3%
SEN with EHC Plan
5.0%
SEN Support
11.8%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
20.9:1
Teachers (FTE)
21.6
Budget per Pupil
£7,369/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
21.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White Other: 30.0%
  • Black African: 15.2%
  • Asian Indian: 10.6%
  • Asian Other: 8.6%
  • White British: 8.4%
  • Mixed Other: 6.4%
  • Other: 6.0%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 4.0%

30.0%

White Other

15.2%

Black African

10.6%

Asian Indian

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
101337
UKPRN
10071672
Establishment No.
3509

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