St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Barnet · NW4 4TY

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 413 pupils, 29.3% FSM

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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

General Information

Address: Watford Way, Hendon, London, NW4 4TY – View on map
Phone: 02082025229
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Dr James Lane
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 34 families put it first for 40 places – 9 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 1 of the 40 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 8 · 2025 7 · 2026 9
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

413 pupils out of 548 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 117
% eligible for free school meals: 29.3%
Pupil mix: 8 in 10 (more mixed than the Barnet average)
English as an additional language: 60% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 19.3% a year (Barnet 18.3%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 42% moved to another school, 58% 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 Barnet: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 3 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 4 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 2 (0.1 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 Barnet, 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: 7.0%
Persistently absent pupils: 21.3%
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: 19.4%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 6.1%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 32 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 23 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 20 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 15 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 7 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Multi-sensory impairment: 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

Ofsted report card January 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
Early years Expected standard
Leadership and governance Expected standard

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Good (2021). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 68% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 12% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 4 percentage points below the Barnet average (72%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 67% against an expected 67%)
3-year average (expected standard): 67%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 82% · Writing 79% · Maths 76% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 73%
Average test scores: reading 104, maths 105
Based on: 78 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 schoolBarnet 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 4 percentage points below the Barnet average (72%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 58th of 84 junior and primary schools in the area

=58Fairway Primary School and Children's Centre68%
=58Frith Manor Primary School68%
=58St Joseph's Catholic Primary School68%
=58Underhill School68%
#63Our Lady of Lourdes RC School66%

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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

#1Courtland School97%
#2Menorah Foundation School96%
#3Deansbrook Junior School95%
=4Brunswick Park Primary and Nursery School93%
=4St Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, Totteridge93%
#6Menorah Primary School for Boys91%
=7Hasmonean Primary School90%
=7Menorah Primary School for Girls90%
=9Etz Chaim Jewish Primary School88%
=9Monken Hadley CofE Primary School88%
=9Monkfrith Primary School88%
=12St John's CofE Primary and Nursery School87%
=12St Paul's CofE Primary School NW787%
=14Akiva School86%
=14Chalgrove Primary School86%
=14London Academy86%
=17St Catherine's RC School85%
=17Woodcroft Primary School85%
#19Foulds School84%
=20Independent Jewish Day School83%
=20Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School83%
=22Brookland Junior School82%
=22St Agnes' Catholic Primary School82%
=22St Mary's CofE Primary School82%
=25Goldbeaters Primary School81%
=25Moss Hall Junior School81%
=27Ashmole Primary School80%
=27Rimon Jewish Primary School80%
=27Sunnyfields Primary School80%
=27Wren Academy Finchley80%
#31Woodridge Primary School79%
#32Alma Primary78%
=33All Saints' CofE Nursery and Primary School N2077%
=33Beit Shvidler Primary School77%
=33Christ Church Primary School77%
=33Sacks Morasha Jewish Primary School77%
=33St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Barnet77%
=33The Orion Primary School77%
=33Whitings Hill Primary School77%
=40Barnfield Primary School76%
=40Holy Trinity CofE Primary School76%
=40Saracens Broadfields76%
=40The Hyde School76%
=44Garden Suburb Junior School75%
=44Rosh Pinah Primary School75%
#46Shalom Noam Primary School74%
=47Church Hill School73%
=47Manorside Primary School73%
=47Martin Primary School73%
#50Hollickwood Primary School72%
#51The Annunciation RC Junior School71%
#52Mathilda Marks-Kennedy Jewish Primary School70%
=53Edgware Primary School69%
=53Livingstone Primary and Nursery School69%
=53St Theresa's Catholic Primary School69%
=53Summerside Primary Academy69%
=53Trent CofE Primary School69%
=58Blessed Dominic Catholic Primary School68%
=58Fairway Primary School and Children's Centre68%
=58Frith Manor Primary School68%
=58St Joseph's Catholic Primary School68%
=58Underhill School68%
#63Our Lady of Lourdes RC School66%
#64Tudor Primary School64%
=65Cromer Road Primary School63%
=65Queenswell Junior School63%
=65St John's CofE Junior Mixed and Infant School63%
=65St Paul's CofE Primary School N1163%
=65Wessex Gardens Primary School63%
#70Pardes House Primary School62%
=71Colindale Primary School60%
=71Dollis Primary School60%
#73Northside Primary School57%
=74Childs Hill Primary School56%
=74St Vincent's Catholic Primary School56%
=76All Saints' CofE Primary School NW255%
=76Danegrove Primary School55%
=76Watling Park School55%
#79Parkfield Primary School51%
#80Holly Park Primary School49%
#81Claremont Primary School48%
#82Millbrook Park Primary School44%
#83Coppetts Wood Primary School43%
#84Saracens Bell Lane39%

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Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,369 (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.

58th of 75 primary schools in Barnet for spending per pupil

#56Menorah Primary School for Girls£7,427
#57St Vincent's Catholic Primary School£7,416
#58St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£7,369
#59The Hyde School£7,361
#60St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Barnet£7,278

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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

#1Coppetts Wood Primary School£12,301
#2Tudor Primary School£11,539
#3Livingstone Primary and Nursery School£11,074
#4Wessex Gardens Primary School£10,739
#5Saracens Broadfields£10,509
#6Alma Primary£10,270
#7Menorah Foundation School£10,120
#8Hollickwood Primary School£10,101
#9Independent Jewish Day School£9,950
#10Claremont Primary School£9,950
#11Chalgrove Primary School£9,695
#12St Theresa's Catholic Primary School£9,606
#13Hasmonean Primary School£9,599
#14Fairway Primary School and Children's Centre£9,440
#15Shalom Noam Primary School£9,421
#16Beit Shvidler Primary School£9,409
#17The Orion Primary School£9,361
#18Sacks Morasha Jewish Primary School£9,100
#19Manorside Primary School£8,916
#20Mathilda Marks-Kennedy Jewish Primary School£8,875
#21Saracens Bell Lane£8,850
#22Underhill School£8,823
#23Etz Chaim Jewish Primary School£8,739
#24Rimon Jewish Primary School£8,593
#25Northside Primary School£8,571
#26Holy Trinity CofE Primary School£8,542
#27Our Lady of Lourdes RC School£8,524
#28Church Hill School£8,451
#29All Saints' CofE Primary School NW2£8,404
#30Childs Hill Primary School£8,369
#31St Paul's CofE Primary School N11£8,329
#32Whitings Hill Primary School£8,328
#33Brunswick Park Primary and Nursery School£8,235
#34Holly Park Primary School£8,108
#35Edgware Primary School£8,101
#36Summerside Primary Academy£8,097
#37Dollis Primary School£8,056
#38Woodcroft Primary School£8,006
#39St Paul's CofE Primary School NW7£7,974
#40Christ Church Primary School£7,958
#41Watling Park School£7,931
#42Goldbeaters Primary School£7,924
#43All Saints' CofE Nursery and Primary School N20£7,921
#44Cromer Road Primary School£7,824
#45Colindale Primary School£7,778
#46Sunnyfields Primary School£7,772
#47Rosh Pinah Primary School£7,689
#48Barnfield Primary School£7,683
#49Parkfield Primary School£7,675
#50St Agnes' Catholic Primary School£7,665
#51Danegrove Primary School£7,648
#52St John's CofE Primary and Nursery School£7,618
#53St Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, Totteridge£7,577
#54Martin Primary School£7,547
#55Monken Hadley CofE Primary School£7,455
#56Menorah Primary School for Girls£7,427
#57St Vincent's Catholic Primary School£7,416
#58St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£7,369
#59The Hyde School£7,361
#60St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Barnet£7,278
#61Akiva School£7,246
#62Blessed Dominic Catholic Primary School£7,230
#63St Mary's CofE Primary School£7,228
#64Trent CofE Primary School£7,216
#65Courtland School£7,213
#66Woodridge Primary School£7,202
#67Ashmole Primary School£7,202
#68Millbrook Park Primary School£7,129
#69Frith Manor Primary School£7,118
#70St John's CofE Junior Mixed and Infant School£7,040
#71Foulds School£6,974
#72St Catherine's RC School£6,819
#73Monkfrith Primary School£6,758
#74Pardes House Primary School£6,725
#75Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School£6,443

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