St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 2–11 · London, Brent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.75 miles
Published by Brent Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School is a primary school in London, Brent for ages 2–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 23 January 2024. Brent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
St Joseph's Roman 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 | 1.75 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 1.21 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 1.82 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 91% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Brent.
- Reception 2026's last offer, for baptised Catholic children with a certificate of Catholic practice and a sibling there, went to a child living 1.75 miles away, further than in 2025.
- In 2026, there were 72 first-choice applications for 59 Reception offers; 57 offers went to first-choice families and 15 first-choice families (21%) were not offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 23.6%, against a middle figure of 43.8% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Brent.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Brent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Goodson Road, Willesden, London, NW10 9LS
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Brent
- Pupils on roll
- 484 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 23 January 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are safe in this close and welcoming school community.”
- “Every pupil has the opportunity to thrive here.”
- “The school’s core vision, ‘our expectations of our school and our pupils are limitless’, is deeply embedded in every aspect of school life.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 March 2024 (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) | 91% | 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: 72 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 57 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 Brent.
- Leopold Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Newfield Primary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Mitchell Brook Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- John Keble CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Harlesden Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Brentfield Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Stonebridge School 0.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published