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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 21 March 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
- 13 September 2016Graded inspection: Good · as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, URN 101235
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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 entry119 applications · 37 places offered · 37 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 3.2; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.4
- 2025 4.6; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.4
- 2024 4.7; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.6
- 2023 4.1; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.6
- 2022 3.2; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.5
- 2021 3.1; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.6
- 2020 3.2; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.7
- 2019 3.2; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2018 4.0; Barking and Dagenham median median 3.0; as the previous school
- 2017 3.5; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.8; as the previous school
- 2016 3.0; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2015 2.7; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2014 2.9; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.8; as the previous school
- This school
- Barking and Dagenham median
Dashed bars: as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 101235), 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 | 37 | 119 | 3.2 | 37 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 139 | 4.6 | 38 | 1.27 |
| Sep 2024 | 29 | 137 | 4.7 | 29 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 30 | 123 | 4.1 | 32 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2022 | 38 | 123 | 3.2 | 36 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2021 | 42 | 130 | 3.1 | 40 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2020 | 48 | 151 | 3.2 | 47 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2019 * | 55 | 174 | 3.2 | 50 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2018 * | 33 | 131 | 4.0 | 31 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2017 * | 48 | 169 | 3.5 | 44 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2016 * | 60 | 180 | 3.0 | 50 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2015 * | 60 | 163 | 2.7 | 46 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2014 * | 60 | 175 | 2.9 | 56 | 0.93 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 100% · Writing 83% · Maths 100% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Barking and Dagenham median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 83% | 28% | 109 | 113 |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 31% | 107 | 112 |
| 2022/23 | 71% | 17% | 105 | 107 |
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 schoolThis schoolRemains Good · improving20243.2applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
- 0.3 km · Barking and DagenhamImproved significantly20252.5applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
- 0.4 km · Barking and Dagenham20262.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- 0.6 km · Barking and DagenhamNot yet inspected5.0applications per place
- 0.8 km · Barking and Dagenham20262.2applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · Barking and DagenhamStandards maintained20255.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · NewhamRemains Good20222.5applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · NewhamGood20231.9applications per place
- 1.4 km · NewhamOutstanding20232.2applications per place 88%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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 147328 · 301/3500
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 420 pupils · 242 on roll
- Free school meals
- 32.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 September 2019
- Replaced
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 101235)
- Address
- The Broadway, Barking, IG11 7AR
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources