St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Academy converter · Primary school · London, Kensington and Chelsea
SW3 2QT
Composite score
93.1

School overview

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a primary school serving London, Kensington and Chelsea, classified by the DfE as an academy converter with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 226 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 'Outstanding'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 93% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 5.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 1% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 112 in reading and 110 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 28% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#129
National rank
#51
In London
#3
In Kensington and Chelsea
Top 0.9%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
93%
% achieving higher RWM
28%
Reading average scaled score
112.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

School profile

Pupils on roll 226 % FSM ever-6 15.8% % EAL 77.4% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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