Academy converter · Essex

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery

2–11Ages
200Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
145994URN

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Vaagen Road, Canvey Island, SS8 9DP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.7 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

50 applications for 30 places · 303rd of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 27 February 2024Ofsted'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

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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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Essex median (2.4) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

50 applications · 30 places offered · 28 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Essex median median 2.4
2025 1.7; Essex median median 2.4
2024 3.3; Essex median median 2.4
2023 1.7; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.4; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.0; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.3; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.6; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2017 2.8; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 2.5; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 3.0; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 2.8; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Essex median in 1 of 8 years.

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Canvey Island (URN 115152), the previous school.

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	30	50	1.7	28	0.93
Sep 2025	23	40	1.7	22	0.96
Sep 2024	9	30	3.3	9	1.00
Sep 2023	30	52	1.7	29	0.97
Sep 2022	23	54	2.4	22	0.96
Sep 2021	25	51	2.0	20	0.80
Sep 2020	24	54	2.3	22	0.92
Sep 2019	27	61	2.3	25	0.93
Sep 2018 *	30	78	2.6	34	1.13
Sep 2017 *	30	85	2.8	31	1.03
Sep 2016 *	26	65	2.5	22	0.85
Sep 2015 *	30	91	3.0	36	1.20
Sep 2014 *	30	84	2.8	28	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 78% · Maths 78% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%100th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	74%	7%	105	106
2023/24	61%	6%	105	106
2022/23	52%	0%	104	102

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 School and NurseryThis school
This school

Good2024

1.7applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
William Read Primary Academy
0.7 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

3.5applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Katherine's Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Essex

Good2024

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Winter Gardens Academy
0.9 km · Essex

2026

2.0applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Canvey Primary School and Nursery
1.2 km · Essex

Good2023

74%met the SATs standard
Canvey Island Infant School and Nursery
1.2 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place
Lubbins Park Primary Academy
1.2 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Northwick Park Primary and Nursery Academy
1.5 km · Essex

Remains Good · improving2023

1.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Leigh Beck Infant School and Nursery Academy
1.8 km · Essex

Remains Good · improving2024

1.6applications per place

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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145994 · 881/3411
Trust: Assisi Catholic Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 211 pupils · 200 on roll
Free school meals: 18.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Canvey Island (URN 115152)
Address: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Vaagen Road, Canvey Island, SS8 9DP
Local authority: Essex · Castle Point

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