St Joseph's RC Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · London, Westminster
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.202 miles
Published by Westminster City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
St Joseph's RC Primary School is a primary school in London, Westminster for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 16 April 2024. Westminster has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
St Joseph's RC 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 | 0.202 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.758 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.505 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.546 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.253 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.962 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.757 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 1.226 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.735 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.5928 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 78% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 17% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.202 miles away, the shortest of 8 Westminster primary schools with a published last distance.
- For Reception 2026, there were 52 first-choice applications for 42 offers; 39 offers went to first-choice families, and 13 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 15.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 49.8% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Westminster.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Westminster schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Lanark Road, Maida Vale, London, W9 1DF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Westminster
- Pupils on roll
- 264 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 16 April 2024
Strengths
- “St Joseph’s is a nurturing and inclusive school community.”
- “It values and celebrates each and every pupil as a unique individual.”
- “Leaders have high expectations for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 May 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) | 78% | 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: 52 first-preference applications, 42 offers in total, 39 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 Westminster.
- St Saviour's CofE Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary Magdalene & St Stephen's CofE Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Gateway Academy 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Ark Atwood Primary Academy 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Edward Wilson Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Essendine Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Augustines Federated Schools: CofE Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Peter's CofE School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published