What did Ofsted judge St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet's overall effectiveness as Outstanding at its inspection in January 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet?

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet has 217 pupils on roll.

What ages does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet take?

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet admits pupils aged 5 to 11.

How do I apply to St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet?

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet 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 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet have a religious character?

Yes — St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet 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 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet was 0.546 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 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet?

When St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after/previously looked after Catholic children — Looked after Catholic children or looked after children in the care of Catholic families, previously looked after Catholic children who have been adopted or who become the subject of a residence or guardianship order, and Catholic children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. A copy of the baptismal certificate or evidence of reception into the Catholic Church must be provided; 2. Baptised Catholic children — Baptised Catholic children. A copy of the baptismal certificate or evidence of reception into the Catholic Church must be provided; 3. Other looked after / previously looked after children — Other looked after children, previously looked after children who have been adopted or who have become the subject of a residence or guardianship order, and children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted, and 6 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In the unlikely event that there are two or more applications of equal eligibility for the last available place at the school a random selection will be applied by drawing random sealed envelopes with the name of one child per envelope. This process will be independently verified.

What is the largest ethnic background at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 42.9% of pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet are recorded as Black African. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet

How close did you need to live?

0.546miles

was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2026-27 (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 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet, year by year →

How places are decided at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after/previously looked after Catholic children — Looked after Catholic children or looked after children in the care of Catholic families, previously looked after Catholic children who have been adopted or who become the subject of a residence or guardianship order, and Catholic children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. A copy of the baptismal certificate or evidence of reception into the Catholic Church must be provided.
2Baptised Catholic children — Baptised Catholic children. A copy of the baptismal certificate or evidence of reception into the Catholic Church must be provided.
3Other looked after / previously looked after children — Other looked after children, previously looked after children who have been adopted or who have become the subject of a residence or guardianship order, and children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
4Siblings — Children who will have siblings at the school at the date of entry.
5Children of staff — Children of staff (see Note 4 for definition/conditions).
6Catechumens — Children enrolled in the catechumenate. Evidence of enrolment in the catechumenate will be required.
7Other Christian denominations — Children whose families are members of other Christian denominations. Evidence of Baptism/dedication or evidence of membership required.
8Other faiths — Children whose families are members of other faiths. Evidence of Baptism/dedication or evidence of membership required.
9Other children / tie-break order within categories — Other children. Where applications within any category exceed places, priority is given: i) first to children with a sibling in the school at time of admission; ii) FOR ST JOSEPH'S PRIMARY, NORTHFLETH ONLY under Category 2: priority is first given to applicants who provide a Certificate of Practice signed by the Parish Priest confirming the child is a practising Catholic (available from the school; if the family has moved recently it can be signed by a priest at their previous church(es)); iii) then priority is given to children living closest to the school, measured by straight-line distance using NLPG (Kent schools).

If two applications tie: In the unlikely event that there are two or more applications of equal eligibility for the last available place at the school a random selection will be applied by drawing random sealed envelopes with the name of one child per envelope. This process will be independently verified.

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet is listed as a Kent school with a Planned Admission Number of 30 for Year R. It has a unique tie-break provision within Category 2 requiring a Certificate of Practice signed by the Parish Priest before distance is used as the deciding factor.

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.