Academy converter · Westminster

St Joseph's RC Primary School

3–11Ages
264Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
149488URN

Lanark Road, Maida Vale, London, W9 1DF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.4per place

0.9 above Westminster median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Westminster

144 applications for 42 places · 5th of 27 in Westminster

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

78%met the expected standard

Westminster 75% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 16 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

3.4applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Westminster median (2.6) 1.2 above England median (2.2)

144 applications · 42 places offered · 52 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.4; Westminster median median 2.6
2025 2.8; Westminster median median 2.5
2024 5.1; Westminster median median 2.8
2023 3.3; Westminster median median 2.6; as the previous school
2022 3.1; Westminster median median 2.6; as the previous school
2021 3.3; Westminster median median 2.8; as the previous school
2020 3.7; Westminster median median 2.6; as the previous school
2019 3.5; Westminster median median 2.8; as the previous school
2018 3.7; Westminster median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 3.7; Westminster median median 2.8; as the previous school
2016 3.5; Westminster median median 2.9; as the previous school
2015 4.4; Westminster median median 2.8; as the previous school
2014 3.7; Westminster median median 3.0; as the previous school

This school
Westminster median

Dashed bars: as St Joseph's RC Primary School (URN 101133), 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	42	144	3.4	52	1.24
Sep 2025	42	119	2.8	53	1.26
Sep 2024	30	153	5.1	62	2.07
Sep 2023 *	41	135	3.3	54	1.32
Sep 2022 *	42	129	3.1	48	1.14
Sep 2021 *	45	148	3.3	62	1.38
Sep 2020 *	42	155	3.7	52	1.24
Sep 2019 *	41	143	3.5	54	1.32
Sep 2018 *	40	148	3.7	48	1.20
Sep 2017 *	41	151	3.7	53	1.29
Sep 2016 *	44	154	3.5	51	1.16
Sep 2015 *	40	174	4.4	70	1.75
Sep 2014 *	43	157	3.7	64	1.49

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 83% · Maths 83% → all three 78% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard78%12th of 31 in Westminster

Westminster 75% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Westminster 87% England 78%

Higher standard65%

Westminster 42% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Westminster 78% England 75%

Greater depth26%

Westminster 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Westminster 86% England 77%

Higher standard48%

Westminster 37% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Westminster median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	78%	17%	110	108
2023/24	68%	16%	107	105
2022/23	57%	4%	109	110

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 RC Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

3.4applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St Saviour's CofE Primary School
0.5 km · Westminster

Good2023

3.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Mary Magdalene & St Stephen's CofE Primary School
0.8 km · Westminster

2026

2.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Gateway Academy
0.8 km · Westminster

Good2022

2.1applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Ark Atwood Primary Academy
0.8 km · Westminster

Outstanding2024

2.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Edward Wilson Primary School
0.8 km · Westminster

Good2023

2.2applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Essendine Primary School
0.9 km · Westminster

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
St Augustines Federated Schools: CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Westminster

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Peter's CofE School
1.1 km · Westminster

Outstanding2023

2.9applications per place 62%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: 149488 · 213/3473
Trust: Saint John Southworth Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 264 on roll
Free school meals: 15.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2023
Replaced: St Joseph's RC Primary School (URN 101133)
Address: Lanark Road, Maida Vale, London, W9 1DF
Local authority: Westminster

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