St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Wx)

School overview

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Wx) is a primary school serving Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 215 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 62% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 2.0 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 in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 80% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (39 first choices for 31 places). Overall pupil absence was 3.9%. There are about 21.3 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 9% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Wx) does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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 above.