Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · London, Hackney
Last distance offered · Reception 2022
0.821 miles
Published by Hackney Council · offers on 19 April 2022
Reception last distance offered, 2020–2022 (miles)
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School is a primary school in London, Hackney for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 17 October 2023. Hackney has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2022 entry.
Our Lady and St Joseph 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 2022 | 0.821 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.063 mi |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
| Reception 2018 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2022, the last child offered a place lived 0.821 miles away, the 2nd longest of 5 Hackney primary schools with a published last distance for that year.
- In 2026, Reception had 32 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 25 offers went to first-choice families, and 7 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 31 of the 79 applications for Reception 2026 came from families living outside Hackney, and 14 offers went to them.
- 2024/25: 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Hackney.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hackney schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Buckingham Road, Hackney, London, N1 4JB
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Catholic
- Council
- Hackney
- Pupils on roll
- 204 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 17 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school very much.”
- “They exude a love for learning.”
- “Leaders have ensured that pupils encounter a rich set of experiences during their time at the school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 November 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: 32 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 25 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 Hackney.
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Hackney New Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Queensbridge Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Matthias Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Princess May Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Halley House School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Shacklewell Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Grasmere Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published