Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School
Wades Place, Poplar, London, E14 0DE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Patrick Devereux
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Westminster
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Poplar and Limehouse
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 466
- Pupils on roll
- 411
- URN
- 139423
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02037648860
About this school
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 411 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 29 September 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 57 | 55 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 16% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 80% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 73% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 67% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary 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 | Tower Hamlets average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68% | 67.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 68.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 68.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 448 |
| 2023/24 | 435 |
| 2024/25 | 414 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School compares
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School ranked 53rd of 61 primary schools in Tower Hamlets for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 7.2% | 50.4% | 411 | — |
| Mayflower Primary School | 80% | 4.7% | 45.8% | 400 | 0.1 miles |
| Bygrove Primary School | 79% | 4% | 49.5% | 247 | 0.2 miles |
| Lansbury Lawrence Primary School | 71% | 6.3% | 53.2% | 451 | 0.3 miles |
| Cyril Jackson Primary School | 65% | 4.3% | 37.5% | 448 | 0.4 miles |
| St Saviour's Church of England Primary School | 64% | 7.9% | 45.9% | 198 | 0.5 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)
- 50.41%
- English as an additional language
- 10.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.17%
- Persistent absence
- 25.87%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mayflower Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · London
-
Bygrove Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
Lansbury Lawrence Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Cyril Jackson Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School ranks 751st of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
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Common questions
- What year groups does Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School teach?
- Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School is Mr Patrick Devereux, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary 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 Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School?
- Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School has 411 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School full?
- Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School has capacity for 466 pupils and 411 on roll (88%), 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 Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Westminster.
- Does Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School ranked 53rd of 61 primary schools in Tower Hamlets for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary 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 1 July 2026.