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St Joseph's RC Infant School

  • 3–7Ages
  • 154Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Roman CatholicReligious character
  • 101803URN

Crown Dale, Upper Norwood, London, SE19 3NX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodJan 2019
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2024
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.6per place
0.3 below Croydon median (3.0)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Croydon

73 applications for 28 places · 61st of 74 in Croydon

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodJan 2019
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2024

Inspection history

  1. 26 June 2024
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
  2. 9 January 2019
    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
0.3 below Croydon median (3.0) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

73 applications · 28 places offered · 26 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.6; Croydon median median 3.0
  2. 2025 2.3; Croydon median median 3.1
  3. 2024 2.4; Croydon median median 3.1
  4. 2023 2.2; Croydon median median 3.0
  5. 2022 2.5; Croydon median median 3.1
  6. 2021 2.3; Croydon median median 2.9
  7. 2020 2.8; Croydon median median 3.1
  8. 2019 2.2; Croydon median median 3.1
  9. 2018 2.4; Croydon median median 3.4
  10. 2017 2.2; Croydon median median 3.4
  11. 2016 2.2; Croydon median median 3.3
  12. 2015 2.6; Croydon median median 3.4
  13. 2014 2.9; Croydon median median 3.5
More applications per place than the Croydon median in 0 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • Croydon 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202628732.6260.93
Sep 202538892.3370.97
Sep 202437872.4340.92
Sep 202344982.2380.86
Sep 202235892.5310.89
Sep 202136822.3330.92
Sep 202034942.8310.91
Sep 2019551192.2500.91
Sep 201838912.4320.84
Sep 2017491062.2410.84
Sep 2016461032.2400.87
Sep 2015421072.6320.76
Sep 2014441262.9400.91

Schools nearby

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

School details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
101803 · 306/3412
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Capacity
210 pupils · 154 on roll
Free school meals
22.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Address
Crown Dale, Upper Norwood, London, SE19 3NX
Local authority
Croydon

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