St Joseph's RC Junior School

An ungraded Ofsted inspection in December 2024 found: Standards maintained. An ungraded inspection issues no grade. Ofsted last graded St Joseph's RC Junior School Outstanding, in June 2018.

St Joseph's RC Junior School has 169 pupils on roll.

In 2024-25, 67% of pupils at the end of primary school (key stage 2) reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Trends and the detail behind each figure are on the Results tab.

St Joseph's RC Junior School admits pupils aged 7 to 11.

St Joseph's RC Junior School is located in London, SE19 3NU, Croydon.

St Joseph's RC Junior School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

Yes — St Joseph's RC Junior School has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

When St Joseph's RC Junior School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Catholic Children — Looked After Catholic Children or Looked After Children in the care of Catholic families and previously Looked After Catholic Children who have been adopted or have become the subject of a residence or guardianship order; 2. Baptised Catholic, in-parish, weekly Mass — Baptised Catholic children being brought up in the Catholic faith who live within the parish boundaries of the three named parishes, who weekly worship at Catholic Mass; 3. Baptised Catholic, out-of-parish, weekly Mass — Baptised Catholic children being brought up in the Catholic faith who live outside the parish boundaries of the three named parishes, who weekly worship at Catholic Mass, and 7 further criteria. Tie-break: 1. A child who is on roll, at the time of application, at St Joseph's Infant School will take priority over applications, within each criterion who are not currently on roll at St Joseph's Infants. 2. The attendance of a brother or sister at either St Joseph's Infant or St Joseph's Junior School at the time of entry will take priority over applications, within each criterion, who do not have siblings. 3. Social/Medical needs which make the school particularly suitable for the child in question. Strong relevant evidence must be provided, at the time of application, by an appropriate professional authority e.g. qualified medical practitioner, education welfare officer, social worker or priest. 4. The distance will be measured in a straight line from the child's home address to the designated entrance(s) of the school using a computerised measuring system and geographical reference points as provided by the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG). Those living closer to the school will receive higher priority. In the event of distance being equal the ultimate tiebreaker will be drawing of lots.

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 32.5% of pupils at St Joseph's RC Junior School are recorded as Black African. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.