St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · London, Greenwich
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Royal Borough of Greenwich · offers on 16 April 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in London, Greenwich for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 18 April 2023. Greenwich has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), the 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Greenwich.
- For Reception in 2026 there were 14 first-choice applications for 17 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 46% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Greenwich is 29.4%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Greenwich schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Commerell Street, Greenwich, London, SE10 9AN
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Greenwich
- Pupils on roll
- 124 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 46% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 18 April 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders and staff are aspirational for all pupils, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “Leaders have high expectations for what pupils can achieve and want the very best for them.”
- “The curriculum ensures that pupils learn and remember knowledge successfully in most subjects.”
To improve
- “Nevertheless, these expectations are not consistently upheld by all adults.”
- “In a few instances, staff do not expect pupils to stay focused on their work and develop the positive attitudes that leaders aim for.”
- “Sometimes, though, activities and resources are not chosen to help pupils remember this knowledge in detail and in the long term.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 68% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 14 first-preference applications, 17 offers in total, 14 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Greenwich.
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Meridian Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Halstow Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Millennium Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Alfege with St Peter's Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Invicta Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- James Wolfe Primary School and Centre for the Deaf 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Fossdene Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published