St Joseph's College
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · London, Croydon
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
3.109 miles
Published by Croydon Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Joseph's College is a secondary school in London, Croydon for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 26 March 2025. Croydon has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
St Joseph's College 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 3.109 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 2026 there were 49 first-choice applications for 84 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 35 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- The Year 7 2026 last distance of 3.109 miles was the 6th shortest of 15 Croydon secondary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 3.51 miles).
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and in 2023, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 3 years with a published distance.
- In 2024/25, 35% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Croydon.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Croydon schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Beulah Hill, London, SE19 3HL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Croydon
- Pupils on roll
- 739 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 26 March 2025
Strengths
- “St Joseph’s College is an inspiring, caring community.”
- “Pupils, and students in the sixth form, value its diversity.”
- “They enjoy coming to school and this is reflected in their exceptional attendance rates.”
To improve
- “Some pupils’ access to, and achievement across, the curriculum is hampered by weaknesses in their literacy.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 35% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45.5 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 49 first-preference applications, 84 offers in total, 49 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Croydon.
- Harris Academy Beulah Hill 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Norbury High School for Girls 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Harris City Academy Crystal Palace 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Harris Academy South Norwood 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Arena 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Harris Invictus Academy Croydon 2.8 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic High School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published