St Joseph's Catholic Junior School
Chatsworth Avenue, Wembley, HA9 6BE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amanda Whelan
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Westminster
- Constituency
- Brent West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 280
- Pupils on roll
- 266
- URN
- 101539
- Local authority
- Brent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089023438
About this school
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Wembley. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 266 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 66 | 67 | 65 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 88% | 90% | 91% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 97% | 97% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 94% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 98% | 100% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111.0 | 110.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +6.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Joseph's Catholic Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Brent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 88% | 60.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 90% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 91% | 64.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 278 |
| 2023/24 | 275 |
| 2024/25 | 274 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Joseph's Catholic Junior School compares
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School ranked 3rd of 53 primary schools in Brent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 98% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 91% | 3.9% | 9.9% | 266 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Infant School | — | 4.6% | 6.4% | 255 | 0.0 miles |
| Elsley Primary School | 68% | 5.9% | 21.1% | 758 | 0.2 miles |
| Park Lane Primary School | 81% | 5.5% | 21.6% | 454 | 0.4 miles |
| Lyon Park Primary School | 50% | 4.1% | 13.3% | 868 | 0.6 miles |
| Wembley Primary School | 71% | 5.6% | 26.5% | 824 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.85%
- English as an additional language
- 94.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.85%
- Persistent absence
- 5.67%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Joseph's Catholic Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Wembley
-
Elsley Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Wembley
-
Park Lane Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Wembley
-
Lyon Park Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wembley
-
Wembley Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wembley
Other schools in Wembley
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School ranks 1st of the 15 ranked primary schools in Wembley.
- Barham Primary School Primary
- Chalkhill Primary School Primary
- East Lane Primary School Primary
- Elsley Primary School Primary
- Harris Primary Academy South Kenton Primary
- Lyon Park Primary School Primary
- Oakington Manor Primary School Primary
- Park Lane Primary School Primary
- Preston Park Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Infant School Primary
- Sudbury Primary School Primary
- Vicar's Green Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Joseph's Catholic Junior School teach?
- St Joseph's Catholic Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Wembley.
- Who is the headteacher of St Joseph's Catholic Junior School?
- The headteacher of St Joseph's Catholic Junior School is Mrs Amanda Whelan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Joseph's Catholic Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Joseph's Catholic Junior School?
- St Joseph's Catholic Junior School has 266 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is St Joseph's Catholic Junior School full?
- St Joseph's Catholic Junior School has capacity for 280 pupils and 266 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Joseph's Catholic Junior School a faith school?
- Yes. St Joseph's Catholic Junior School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Westminster.
- Does St Joseph's Catholic Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Joseph's Catholic Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Joseph's Catholic Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 88% in 2022/23 and 91% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Joseph's Catholic Junior School rank locally?
- St Joseph's Catholic Junior School ranked 3rd of 53 primary schools in Brent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 98% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Joseph's Catholic Junior School's absence rate?
- St Joseph's Catholic Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Joseph's Catholic Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Joseph's Catholic Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.