Voluntary aided school · Islington

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

2–11Ages
523Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
100441URN

Highgate Hill, Highgate, Dartmouth Park Hill, London, N19 5NE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.3 below Islington median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Islington

152 applications for 60 places · 22nd of 37 in Islington

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

89%met the expected standard

Islington 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 15 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Islington median (2.8) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

152 applications · 60 places offered · 75 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.5; Islington median median 2.8
2025 2.3; Islington median median 2.6
2024 2.7; Islington median median 2.9
2023 2.1; Islington median median 2.7
2022 2.2; Islington median median 2.9
2021 2.1; Islington median median 2.7
2020 2.2; Islington median median 3.0
2019 2.3; Islington median median 2.9
2018 2.6; Islington median median 3.4
2017 2.9; Islington median median 3.4
2016 2.3; Islington median median 3.3
2015 2.5; Islington median median 3.5
2014 2.8; Islington median median 3.4

More applications per place than the Islington median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Islington median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	152	2.5	75	1.25
Sep 2025	60	137	2.3	59	0.98
Sep 2024	37	98	2.7	31	0.84
Sep 2023	59	121	2.1	52	0.88
Sep 2022	57	123	2.2	48	0.84
Sep 2021	60	125	2.1	59	0.98
Sep 2020	60	131	2.2	66	1.10
Sep 2019	60	136	2.3	57	0.95
Sep 2018	60	153	2.6	61	1.02
Sep 2017	59	172	2.9	80	1.36
Sep 2016	60	140	2.3	63	1.05
Sep 2015	53	132	2.5	46	0.87
Sep 2014	59	166	2.8	74	1.25

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 98% · Writing 93% · Maths 95% → all three 89% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard89%2nd of 38 in Islington

Islington 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard98%

Islington 81% England 78%

Higher standard61%

Islington 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard93%

Islington 77% England 75%

Greater depth29%

Islington 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard95%

Islington 79% England 77%

Higher standard64%

Islington 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 112 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Islington median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	89%	29%	111	112
2023/24	85%	17%	109	109
2022/23	81%	32%	108	109

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

2.5applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Hargrave Park School
0.5 km · Islington

Good2023

2.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Brookfield Primary School
0.6 km · Camden

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Whitehall Park School
0.7 km · Islington

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
St Michael's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School
0.9 km · Haringey

Outstanding2023

3.6applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Islington

2026

3.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Yerbury Primary School
1.1 km · Islington

Outstanding2023

4.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Duncombe Primary School
1.3 km · Islington

Good2023

1.4applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Coleridge Primary School
1.3 km · Haringey

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100441 · 206/3483
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 510 pupils · 523 on roll
Free school meals: 33.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Highgate Hill, Highgate, Dartmouth Park Hill, London, N19 5NE
Local authority: Islington

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources