St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary schoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Barking and Dagenham, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 242 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, March 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, 21 March 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 83% of pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 67% in Barking and Dagenham and 62% in England.
28% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Barking and Dagenham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 67% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 28% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 113 | 106 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Margarets CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Improved significantly, March 2025. 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)260 m
- Northstar New SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file320 m
- Gascoigne Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)350 m
- Greatfields SchoolSecondary. Standards maintained, October 2024. Attainment 8 of 45.8 (2025/26, provisional)570 m
- Greatfields Primary SchoolPrimary. No outcome in Ofsted's file580 m
- Langdon AcademyAll-through. Improved significantly, October 2024. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)610 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Barking and Dagenham
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).