St Joseph's Catholic Junior School

Brent · HA9 6BE

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 266 pupils, 9.8% FSM

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St Joseph's Catholic Junior School

General Information

Address: Chatsworth Avenue, Wembley, HA9 6BE – View on map
Phone: 02089023438
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Amanda Whelan
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

266 pupils out of 280 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 26
% eligible for free school meals: 9.8%
Pupil mix: 4 in 10 (less mixed than the Brent average)
English as an additional language: 96% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 25.1% a year (Brent 20.2%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 38% moved to another school, 62% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Brent: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 8 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 9 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Brent, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 3.9%
Persistently absent pupils: 5.7%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 17.3%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 14 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 13 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 7 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 6 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 91% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 18% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 20 percentage points above the Brent average (71%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well above (3-year average 89% against an expected 75%)
3-year average (expected standard): 89%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 97% · Writing 94% · Maths 97% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 92%
Average test scores: reading 110, maths 111
Based on: 65 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolBrent averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 20 percentage points above the Brent average (71%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 3rd of 54 junior and primary schools in the area

#1Ark Franklin Primary Academy96%
#2Our Lady of Grace Catholic Junior School93%
=3St Joseph's Catholic Junior School91%
=3St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School91%
#5East Lane Primary School88%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Ark Franklin Primary Academy96%
#2Our Lady of Grace Catholic Junior School93%
=3St Joseph's Catholic Junior School91%
=3St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School91%
#5East Lane Primary School88%
#6Sinai Jewish Primary School86%
#7Princess Frederica CofE Primary School84%
#8Ark Academy82%
#9Park Lane Primary School81%
#10North West London Jewish Day School80%
#11Uxendon Manor Primary School79%
#12Harris Primary Academy South Kenton78%
#13St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School77%
=14Barham Primary School76%
=14Braintcroft E-ACT Primary Academy76%
=14Gladstone Park Primary School76%
=14Sudbury Primary School76%
=18Islamia Primary School75%
=18Mitchell Brook Primary School75%
=18St Margaret Clitherow RC Primary School75%
=21Beis Yaakov Primary School74%
=21Newfield Primary School74%
=23John Keble CofE Primary School73%
=23Salusbury Primary School73%
=25Preston Manor School72%
=25St Andrew and St Francis CofE Primary School72%
#27Wembley Primary School71%
=28Avigdor Hirsch Torah Temimah Primary School69%
=28Kingsbury Green Primary School69%
=28Mora Primary School69%
=31Anson Primary School68%
=31Christ Church CofE Primary School68%
=31Elsley Primary School68%
=31Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School68%
#35Chalkhill Primary School66%
#36Kilburn Grange School65%
=37Donnington Primary School64%
=37Northview Junior and Infant School64%
=39Oakington Manor Primary School63%
=39Wykeham Primary School63%
=41Harlesden Primary School62%
=41Leopold Primary School62%
=41St Mary's CofE Primary School62%
#44St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School61%
#45Brentfield Primary School58%
#46Preston Park Primary School57%
#47Oliver Goldsmith Primary School54%
#48St Mary's RC Primary School52%
#49Fryent Primary School51%
#50Lyon Park Primary School50%
=51Roe Green Junior School49%
=51The Stonebridge School49%
#53Furness Primary School43%
#54The Kilburn Park School Foundation37%

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4th of 6 junior schools in Brent for Ofsted rating

#2Mount Stewart Junior SchoolGood
#3Roe Green Junior SchoolGood
#4St Joseph's Catholic Junior SchoolGood
#5St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior SchoolGood
#6The Kilburn Park School FoundationGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Our Lady of Grace Catholic Junior SchoolOutstanding
#2Mount Stewart Junior SchoolGood
#3Roe Green Junior SchoolGood
#4St Joseph's Catholic Junior SchoolGood
#5St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior SchoolGood
#6The Kilburn Park School FoundationGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,036 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

4th of 5 junior schools in Brent for spending per pupil

#2St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School£8,086
#3Our Lady of Grace Catholic Junior School£7,622
#4St Joseph's Catholic Junior School£7,036
#5Roe Green Junior School£6,786

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1The Kilburn Park School Foundation£17,306
#2St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School£8,086
#3Our Lady of Grace Catholic Junior School£7,622
#4St Joseph's Catholic Junior School£7,036
#5Roe Green Junior School£6,786

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