What did Ofsted judge Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School's overall effectiveness as Outstanding at its inspection in October 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School?

Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School has 204 pupils on roll.

What ages does Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School take?

Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School located?

Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School is located in London, N1 4JB, Hackney.

How do I apply to Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School?

Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary 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.

Does Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School have a religious character?

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

How close do you need to live to get into Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School?

On offer day for 2020-21 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School was 0.063 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Reception places decided at Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School?

When Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School has more applications than places for 2025-26, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Catholic looked after / previously looked after children — Baptised Catholic 'looked after' children and Catholic children who have been adopted or made subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders immediately after being looked after; 2. Catholic siblings with Certificate of Catholic Practice — Baptised Catholic children with a Certificate of Catholic Practice who will have a brother or sister attending a Reception, Infant or Junior class in Our Lady and St Joseph School at the proposed date of admission; 3. Catholic children of staff — Baptised Catholic children of staff who have been working in the school continuously for at least 2 years at the date of application (15/01/2026), and 7 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Places will be offered to those children whose parents'/carers' residential address is the shortest distance from the base of the clock tower of Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School to the front door of the child's home when measured in a straight line using a GIS Computerised distance measuring mapping system. In the case of flats the measurement will be to the front door of the flat within the building. This distance measurement is completed by Hackney Education.

What is the largest ethnic background at Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 22.1% of pupils at Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School

How close did you need to live?

0.063miles

was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2020-21 (Reception). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

Last distance offered at Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School, year by year →

How places are decided at Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2025-26 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Catholic looked after / previously looked after children — Baptised Catholic 'looked after' children and Catholic children who have been adopted or made subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders immediately after being looked after.
2Catholic siblings with Certificate of Catholic Practice — Baptised Catholic children with a Certificate of Catholic Practice who will have a brother or sister attending a Reception, Infant or Junior class in Our Lady and St Joseph School at the proposed date of admission.
3Catholic children of staff — Baptised Catholic children of staff who have been working in the school continuously for at least 2 years at the date of application (15/01/2026).
4Catholic children with CCP in parish — Baptised Catholic children with a Certificate of Catholic Practice whose parents/legal guardians are resident in the Hackney Catholic Deanery Parish of Our Lady and St Joseph, Kingsland. A map of the Parish is available on the Westminster Diocesan website.
5Other Catholic children with Certificate of Catholic Practice — Other baptised Catholic children with a Certificate of Catholic Practice.
6Other baptised Catholic children — Other baptised Catholic children.
7Other looked after / previously looked after children — Other 'looked after' children and other children who have been adopted or made subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders immediately after being looked after.
8Catechumens or Eastern Christian Church — Children of families who are Catechumens or members of an Eastern Christian Church.
9Other Christian denominations — Children from families of other Christian denominations whose application is supported by a letter from a minister of religion confirming membership of the faith community.
10Any other applicant — Any other applicant.

If two applications tie: Places will be offered to those children whose parents'/carers' residential address is the shortest distance from the base of the clock tower of Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School to the front door of the child's home when measured in a straight line using a GIS Computerised distance measuring mapping system. In the case of flats the measurement will be to the front door of the flat within the building. This distance measurement is completed by Hackney Education.

Within each criterion, top priority is given to a child where compelling evidence is provided at the time of application of an exceptional social, medical or pastoral need of the child which can only be met at this school, supported by written evidence from an appropriate professional. Criteria 2, 4 and 5 require a Certificate of Catholic Practice (CCP). Criteria 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9 also require completion of a Supplementary Information Form. When the last place is offered to a child of a multiple birth, remaining siblings will also be offered a place even if it means exceeding the PAN. Reception "how places were offered" (National Offer Day 16 April): Hackney Education — community-school PAN/per-criterion offers + max distance last child offered (miles). Cut-off inferred where offers>=PAN with no non-preference offers. Hackney Education "Applications and Offers", distance of last child offered (miles), NOD; ungeocoded sentinels nulled.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.