St Joseph's RC Junior School
Woodend, SE19 3NU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Danielle Ashley
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Federation
- The Federation of St Joseph's Infant & Nursery & St Joseph's Junior Schools
- Constituency
- Streatham and Croydon North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 169
- URN
- 101795
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086537195
About this school
St Joseph's RC Junior School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Croydon. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 169 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 December 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 47 | 57 | 42 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 46% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 0% | 21% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 68% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 68% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 74% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 RC 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 | Croydon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 46% | 62.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 67.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 206 |
| 2023/24 | 209 |
| 2024/25 | 194 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Joseph's RC Junior School compares
St Joseph's RC Junior School ranked 47th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 6.1% | 37.1% | 169 | — |
| St Joseph's RC Infant School | — | 7.6% | 29.8% | 154 | 0.1 miles |
| St Luke's Church of England Primary School | 71% | 6.9% | 60.7% | 201 | 0.4 miles |
| Downsview Primary and Nursery School | 81% | 5.3% | 19% | 620 | 0.4 miles |
| Rockmount Primary School | 82% | 4.2% | 21.5% | 453 | 0.4 miles |
| Crown Lane Primary School | 68% | 7.7% | 41.1% | 223 | 0.4 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)
- 37.11%
- English as an additional language
- 39.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.06%
- Persistent absence
- 15.53%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Joseph's RC Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · London
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St Luke's Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Downsview Primary and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Rockmount Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Crown Lane Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
Common questions
- What year groups does St Joseph's RC Junior School teach?
- St Joseph's RC Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Croydon.
- Who is the headteacher of St Joseph's RC Junior School?
- The headteacher of St Joseph's RC Junior School is Mrs Danielle Ashley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Joseph's RC Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Joseph's RC 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 RC Junior School?
- St Joseph's RC Junior School has 169 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is St Joseph's RC Junior School full?
- St Joseph's RC Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 169 on roll (70%), so it has space against its published capacity. 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 RC Junior School a faith school?
- Yes. St Joseph's RC Junior School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Southwark.
- Does St Joseph's RC Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Joseph's RC Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs St Joseph's RC Junior School?
- St Joseph's RC Junior School is part of the The Federation of St Joseph's Infant & Nursery & St Joseph's Junior Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Joseph's RC Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 67% 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 RC Junior School rank locally?
- St Joseph's RC Junior School ranked 47th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% 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 RC Junior School's absence rate?
- St Joseph's RC Junior School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Joseph's RC Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Joseph's RC 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.