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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
447Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
146246URN

Dobbin Close, Belmont Circle, Harrow, HA3 7LP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

close to Harrow median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Harrow

160 applications for 59 places · 23rd of 39 in Harrow

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

86%met the expected standard

Harrow 74% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 12 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
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

2.7applications per place, Reception

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

160 applications · 59 places offered · 63 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.7; Harrow median median 2.8
2025 2.2; Harrow median median 2.8
2024 2.8; Harrow median median 2.8
2023 2.6; Harrow median median 2.9
2022 2.7; Harrow median median 2.7
2021 2.9; Harrow median median 2.9
2020 3.3; Harrow median median 2.8
2019 3.2; Harrow median median 3.0; as the previous school
2018 2.6; Harrow median median 3.1; as the previous school
2017 3.9; Harrow median median 3.3; as the previous school
2016 3.6; Harrow median median 3.2; as the previous school
2015 3.8; Harrow median median 3.3; as the previous school
2014 4.5; Harrow median median 3.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Harrow median in 1 of 7 years.

This school
Harrow median

Dashed bars: as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 102233), 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	59	160	2.7	63	1.07
Sep 2025	58	130	2.2	54	0.93
Sep 2024	60	165	2.8	62	1.03
Sep 2023	60	157	2.6	59	0.98
Sep 2022	60	159	2.7	74	1.23
Sep 2021	60	172	2.9	73	1.22
Sep 2020	60	197	3.3	67	1.12
Sep 2019 *	60	193	3.2	80	1.33
Sep 2018 *	60	158	2.6	59	0.98
Sep 2017 *	59	228	3.9	70	1.19
Sep 2016 *	60	215	3.6	80	1.33
Sep 2015 *	60	229	3.8	85	1.42
Sep 2014 *	60	268	4.5	96	1.60

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 90% · Maths 95% → all three 86% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard86%5th of 38 in Harrow

Harrow 74% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Harrow 86% England 78%

Higher standard46%

Harrow 43% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Harrow 78% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Harrow 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard95%

Harrow 87% England 77%

Higher standard47%

Harrow 38% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Harrow median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	86%	22%	108	109
2023/24	71%	20%	106	108
2022/23	77%	15%	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

Good2024

2.7applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Belmont School
0.5 km · Harrow

Good2024

2.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Priestmead Primary School and Nursery
0.6 km · Harrow

Outstanding2023

2.7applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Weald Rise Primary School
1.1 km · Harrow

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Stanburn Primary School
1.1 km · Harrow

2026

2.8applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Elmgrove Primary School & Nursery
1.2 km · Harrow

Good2023

2.3applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery
1.5 km · Harrow

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Marlborough Primary School
1.7 km · Harrow

Good2023

3.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Kenmore Park Junior School
1.8 km · Harrow

Remains Good2023

60%met the SATs standard

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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: 146246 · 310/3507
Trust: Blessed Holy Family Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 456 pupils · 447 on roll
Free school meals: 13.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 May 2019
Replaced: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 102233)
Address: Dobbin Close, Belmont Circle, Harrow, HA3 7LP
Local authority: Harrow

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