Voluntary aided school · Lewisham

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
122Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
100729URN

Crossfield Street, Deptford, London, SE8 3PH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

5.3per place

2.2 above Lewisham median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lewisham

37 applications for 7 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Lewisham 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

5.3applications per place, Reception

2.2 above Lewisham median (3.1) 3.1 above England median (2.2)

37 applications · 7 places offered · 7 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 5.3; Lewisham median median 3.1
2025 4.9; Lewisham median median 3.2
2024 2.7; Lewisham median median 3.2
2023 2.9; Lewisham median median 3.2
2022 3.2; Lewisham median median 3.2
2021 2.6; Lewisham median median 3.3
2020 3.5; Lewisham median median 3.5
2019 2.8; Lewisham median median 3.4
2018 3.4; Lewisham median median 3.5
2017 2.6; Lewisham median median 3.7
2016 3.5; Lewisham median median 4.0
2015 2.2; Lewisham median median 4.1
2014 3.5; Lewisham median median 4.2

This school
Lewisham 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	7	37	5.3	7	1.00
Sep 2025	8	39	4.9	8	1.00
Sep 2024	18	48	2.7	17	0.94
Sep 2023	12	35	2.9	12	1.00
Sep 2022	18	58	3.2	16	0.89
Sep 2021	20	51	2.6	18	0.90
Sep 2020	23	81	3.5	22	0.96
Sep 2019	25	70	2.8	20	0.80
Sep 2018	23	78	3.4	20	0.87
Sep 2017	30	77	2.6	28	0.93
Sep 2016	30	105	3.5	34	1.13
Sep 2015	48	106	2.2	35	0.73
Sep 2014	30	104	3.5	18	0.60

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 73% · Maths 88% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%21st of 63 in Lewisham

Lewisham 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Lewisham 81% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Lewisham 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Lewisham 76% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Lewisham 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Lewisham 79% England 77%

Higher standard38%

Lewisham 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lewisham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	73%	0%	107	107
2023/24	74%	11%	106	106
2022/23	58%	0%	101	103

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

Good2023

5.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Tidemill Academy
0.2 km · Lewisham

Good2022

2.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Grinling Gibbons Primary School
0.4 km · Lewisham

Good2022

2.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Oak Gardens Primary School
0.8 km · Lewisham

Good2023

3.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Childeric Primary School
0.9 km · Lewisham

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Stephen's CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Lewisham

Good2022

4.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Alfege with St Peter's Church of England Primary School
1.0 km · Greenwich

2026

3.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St James's Hatcham Church of England Primary School
1.0 km · Lewisham

Remains Good2023

4.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Myatt Garden Primary School
1.0 km · Lewisham

Standards maintained2025

3.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100729 · 209/3478
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 240 pupils · 122 on roll
Free school meals: 50.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Crossfield Street, Deptford, London, SE8 3PH
Local authority: Lewisham

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