Voluntary aided school · Barnet

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
413Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
101337URN

Watford Way, Hendon, London, NW4 4TY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

close to Barnet median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Barnet

109 applications for 40 places · 47th of 83 in Barnet

Every year since 2015

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Barnet 75% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 13 January 2026Published 1 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

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Inspection history

13 January 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
6 October 2021
Graded inspection: Good

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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

2.7applications per place, Reception

close to Barnet median (2.8) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

109 applications · 40 places offered · 34 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.7; Barnet median median 2.8
2025 2.3; Barnet median median 2.9
2024 2.2; Barnet median median 2.8
2023 2.5; Barnet median median 3.0
2022 2.6; Barnet median median 3.1
2021 2.8; Barnet median median 3.0
2020 2.9; Barnet median median 2.8
2019 2.6; Barnet median median 3.2
2018 2.4; Barnet median median 3.1
2017 2.2; Barnet median median 3.2
2016 2.3; Barnet median median 3.3
2015 2.2; Barnet median median 3.1

More applications per place than the Barnet median in 1 of 12 years.

This school
Barnet 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	40	109	2.7	34	0.85
Sep 2025	51	116	2.3	37	0.73
Sep 2024	58	130	2.2	48	0.83
Sep 2023	47	116	2.5	43	0.91
Sep 2022	51	133	2.6	40	0.78
Sep 2021	33	92	2.8	28	0.85
Sep 2020	39	113	2.9	37	0.95
Sep 2019	57	149	2.6	52	0.91
Sep 2018	90	212	2.4	93	1.03
Sep 2017	83	185	2.2	80	0.96
Sep 2016	90	203	2.3	101	1.12
Sep 2015	88	191	2.2	75	0.85

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 79% · Maths 76% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%57th of 84 in Barnet

Barnet 75% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Barnet 86% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Barnet 45% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Barnet 80% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Barnet 17% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Barnet 87% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Barnet 39% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Barnet median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	68%	12%	104	105
2023/24	63%	12%	106	106
2022/23	70%	12%	106	106

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

2026

2.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Sunnyfields Primary School
0.4 km · Barnet

2026

5.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Barnet Hill Academy
0.9 km · Barnet

Not yet inspected
Nancy Reuben Primary School
1.0 km · Barnet

Not yet inspected
Saracens Bell Lane
1.1 km · Barnet

Requires improvement2021

1.3applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Colindale Primary School
1.1 km · Barnet

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Parkfield Primary School
1.2 km · Barnet

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Independent Jewish Day School
1.2 km · Barnet

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Hasmonean Primary School
1.2 km · Barnet

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 90%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: 101337 · 302/3509
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 548 pupils · 413 on roll
Free school meals: 29.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Watford Way, Hendon, London, NW4 4TY
Local authority: Barnet

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