St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · Gravesend, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.546 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet is a primary school in Gravesend, Kent for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 10 January 2023. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet 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 | 0.546 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception in 2026 the last child offered a place lived 0.546 miles away, the 48th shortest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- For Reception, the 2026 last distance was further than in 2025 and about the same as in 2023, and was the longest of the 4 years with a published distance.
- There were 48 first-choice applications for 30 offers in Reception 2026; 30 offers went to first-choice families, and 18 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 58% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Springhead Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 9QZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 217 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 10 January 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils love coming to this school.”
- “There is a genuine warmth about the welcome everyone receives.”
- “Pupils see the school as a safe place.”
To improve
- “The large majority would recommend the school, although a few would like communication to be better.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 February 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) | 58% | 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: 48 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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 Kent.
- St Botolph's Church of England Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lawn Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Springhead Park Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Copperfield Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Rosherville Church of England Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Painters Ash Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ebbsfleet Green Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published