St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 5–11 · Epsom, Surrey
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.43 miles
Published by Surrey County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Epsom, Surrey for ages 5–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 6 December 2023. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 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 | 0.43 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.34 mi |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place for 2026 lived 0.43 miles away, the 13th shortest of 113 Surrey primary schools with a published last distance.
- That 2026 Reception distance was further from the school than in 2025, and it swung sharply between some years, the biggest move being from 2025 to 2026.
- Reception entry in 2026 had 61 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 59 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 11% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Surrey schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Rosebank, West Street, Epsom, KT18 7RT
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 429 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding Inspected 6 December 2023
Strengths
- “St Joseph’s is a community where pupils thrive and feel safe.”
- “Leaders at all levels work constantly to improve this exceptional school, prioritising the care and welfare of pupils at all times.”
- “All pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), live up to staff’s very high expectations.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 January 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) | 72% | 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: 61 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 59 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 Surrey.
- St Martin's Church of England Infant School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Martin's Church of England Junior School 0.5 mi Improved significantly
- Stamford Green Primary School and Nursery 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Epsom Primary and Nursery School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Southfield Park Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wallace Fields Infant School and Nursery 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Wallace Fields Junior School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Greville Primary School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published