Voluntary aided school · Bexley

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
211Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
101457URN

Old Road, Crayford, Dartford, DA1 4DZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Bexley median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bexley

67 applications for 26 places · 29th of 52 in Bexley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

84%met the expected standard

Bexley 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2023

Inspection history

4 July 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
12 June 2013
Graded inspection: 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

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to Bexley median (2.6) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

67 applications · 26 places offered · 25 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.6; Bexley median median 2.6
2025 3.0; Bexley median median 2.5
2024 3.2; Bexley median median 2.6
2023 3.0; Bexley median median 2.6
2022 3.7; Bexley median median 2.7
2021 2.7; Bexley median median 2.7
2020 2.8; Bexley median median 2.8
2019 3.0; Bexley median median 2.8
2018 2.5; Bexley median median 2.8
2017 2.6; Bexley median median 2.9
2016 2.8; Bexley median median 2.8
2015 3.9; Bexley median median 3.0
2014 3.0; Bexley median median 2.7

This school
Bexley 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	26	67	2.6	25	0.96
Sep 2025	22	65	3.0	21	0.95
Sep 2024	25	80	3.2	24	0.96
Sep 2023	24	73	3.0	20	0.83
Sep 2022	17	63	3.7	17	1.00
Sep 2021	27	74	2.7	23	0.85
Sep 2020	30	84	2.8	34	1.13
Sep 2019	27	81	3.0	23	0.85
Sep 2018	23	58	2.5	19	0.83
Sep 2017	30	78	2.6	27	0.90
Sep 2016	30	84	2.8	30	1.00
Sep 2015	30	117	3.9	30	1.00
Sep 2014	30	90	3.0	27	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 94% · Writing 88% · Maths 88% → all three 84% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard84%6th of 54 in Bexley

Bexley 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard94%

Bexley 78% England 78%

Higher standard53%

Bexley 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Bexley 78% England 75%

Greater depth28%

Bexley 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Bexley 77% England 77%

Higher standard38%

Bexley 32% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Bexley median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	84%	25%	109	107
2023/24	75%	22%	106	108
2022/23	81%	22%	110	108

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

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
St Paulinus Church of England Primary School
0.3 km · Bexley

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Mayplace Primary School
0.5 km · Bexley

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Gravel Hill Primary School
1.2 km · Bexley

2026

2.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Haberdashers' Crayford Primary
1.3 km · Bexley

Good2024

2.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Wentworth Primary School
1.6 km · Kent

Good2023

1.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Fairford Academy Barnehurst
1.7 km · Bexley

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Pelham Primary School
1.7 km · Bexley

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Barnehurst Infant School
1.8 km · Bexley

Outstanding2023

4.7applications per place

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 101457 · 303/3502
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 218 pupils · 211 on roll
Free school meals: 7.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Old Road, Crayford, Dartford, DA1 4DZ
Local authority: Bexley

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