St Joseph's College
Beulah Hill, London, SE19 3HL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST JOSEPH'S COLLEGE DELASALLE
- Head Master
- Co Headteacher George Mantillas / Catherine Kane
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Constituency
- Streatham and Croydon North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 739
- URN
- 138221
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02087611426
About this school
St Joseph's College is a Roman Catholic boys' secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 739 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 167 | 171 | 159 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.0 | 45.0 | 45.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.22 -0.44 to 0.00 | +0.04 -0.18 to +0.26 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 43.3% | 35.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% | 65.5% | 62.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 49% | 71.3% | 42.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Joseph's College 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 | 46 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45 | 37 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.5 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,008 |
| 2023/24 | 947 |
| 2024/25 | 807 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Joseph's College compares
St Joseph's College ranked 10th of 23 secondary schools in Croydon for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 59% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.5 | 5.8% | 43% | 739 | — |
| The Norwood School | 50.2 | 8.8% | 32.2% | 1,076 | 0.4 miles |
| Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School | 57.7 | 3.7% | 24.1% | 1,187 | 0.6 miles |
| Harris Academy Beulah Hill | 44.4 | 7.1% | 47.6% | 1,011 | 0.7 miles |
| Norbury High School for Girls | 46.4 | 9.8% | 37.5% | 1,082 | 0.7 miles |
| The Elmgreen School | 40.1 | 9.8% | 43.6% | 1,082 | 1.3 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report26 March 2025
- 25 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.03%
- English as an additional language
- 24.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.79%
- Persistent absence
- 17.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Norwood School0.4 miles
Secondary · London
-
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School0.6 miles
Secondary · London
-
Harris Academy Beulah Hill0.7 miles
Secondary · London
-
Norbury High School for Girls0.7 miles
Secondary · Thornton Heath
-
The Elmgreen School1.3 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
St Joseph's College ranks 185th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Joseph's College teach?
- St Joseph's College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the head master of St Joseph's College?
- The head master of St Joseph's College is Co Headteacher George Mantillas / Catherine Kane, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Joseph's College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Joseph's College, 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 College?
- St Joseph's College has 739 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is St Joseph's College full?
- St Joseph's College has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 739 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 College a faith school?
- Yes. St Joseph's College is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Southwark.
- Is St Joseph's College a selective school?
- No. St Joseph's College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs St Joseph's College?
- St Joseph's College is part of ST JOSEPH'S COLLEGE DELASALLE. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Joseph's College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46 in 2022/23 and 45.5 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 College rank locally?
- St Joseph's College ranked 10th of 23 secondary schools in Croydon for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 59% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% 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 College's absence rate?
- St Joseph's College's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Joseph's College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Joseph's College'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 1 July 2026.