St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Kensington and Chelsea · SW3 2QT

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 225 pupils, 12.4% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted: Outstanding

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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

General Information

Address: Cadogan Street, London, SW3 2QT – View on map
Phone: 02075892438
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr James Stacey
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 32 families put it first for 30 places – 11 for every 10 places. 59% of them were offered a place. 27 of the 30 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 11 · 2025 7 · 2026 11
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

225 pupils out of 238 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 28
% eligible for free school meals: 12.4%
Pupil mix: 7 in 10 (less mixed than the Kensington and Chelsea average)
English as an additional language: 78% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 12.1% a year (Kensington and Chelsea 21.1%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 22% moved to another school, 78% 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

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Across Kensington and Chelsea: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 1 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 1 (0.2 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 Kensington and Chelsea, 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: 5.0%
Persistently absent pupils: 11.4%
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: 10.7%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 8 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 5 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 3 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 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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SafeguardingSafeguarding (parent rating)How parents rate the school on keeping children safe - how safe their child feels, and how well concerns are listened to and acted on. It's parents' experience, not an inspection result; Ofsted checks safeguarding separately.

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Educational Attainment

Outstanding 2024 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: 93% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 28% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 17 percentage points above the Kensington and Chelsea average (77%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well above (3-year average 89% against an expected 74%)
3-year average (expected standard): 89%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 100% · Writing 93% · Maths 93% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 97%
Average test scores: reading 112, maths 110
Based on: 29 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 schoolKensington and Chelsea averageEngland↗ Improving Up 7 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 17 percentage points above the Kensington and Chelsea average (77%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 1st of 25 junior and primary schools in the area

=1Marlborough Primary School93%
=1St Joseph's Catholic Primary School93%
=1Thomas Jones Primary School93%
#4Fox Primary School91%

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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

=1Marlborough Primary School93%
=1St Joseph's Catholic Primary School93%
=1Thomas Jones Primary School93%
#4Fox Primary School91%
=5Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School90%
=5Servite RC Primary School90%
=7St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School89%
=7St Charles Catholic Primary School89%
#9Colville Primary School87%
#10Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School83%
#11Bevington Primary School77%
=12Avondale Park Primary School76%
=12Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School76%
=14Bousfield Primary School74%
=14Christ Church CofE Primary School74%
#16St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School72%
#17St Clement and St James CofE Primary School71%
#18Park Walk Primary School67%
#19Kensington Primary Academy65%
#20Ashburnham Community School64%
#21St Thomas' CofE Primary School60%
#22Holy Trinity CofE Primary School56%
#23Ark Brunel Primary Academy55%
#24Barlby Primary School54%
#25Oxford Gardens Primary School52%

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6th of 20 primary schools in Kensington and Chelsea for Ofsted rating

#4Kensington Primary AcademyOutstanding
#5Oratory Roman Catholic Primary SchoolOutstanding
#6St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolOutstanding
#7Thomas Jones Primary SchoolOutstanding
#8Ark Brunel Primary AcademyGood

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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

#1Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Colville Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Fox Primary SchoolOutstanding
#4Kensington Primary AcademyOutstanding
#5Oratory Roman Catholic Primary SchoolOutstanding
#6St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolOutstanding
#7Thomas Jones Primary SchoolOutstanding
#8Ark Brunel Primary AcademyGood
#9Avondale Park Primary SchoolGood
#10Bousfield Primary SchoolGood
#11Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolGood
#12Our Lady of Victories RC Primary SchoolGood
#13Oxford Gardens Primary SchoolGood
#14Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#15Saint Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#16St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#17St Charles Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#18St Clement and St James CofE Primary SchoolGood
#19St Mary Abbots CofE Primary SchoolGood
#20Bevington Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,858 (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.

23rd of 26 primary schools in Kensington and Chelsea for spending per pupil

#21St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School£8,147
#22Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School£7,947
#23St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£7,858
#24St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School£7,743
#25Bousfield Primary School£7,597

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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

#1Fox Primary School£14,123
#2Park Walk Primary School£13,627
#3Ashburnham Community School£13,623
#4St Clement and St James CofE Primary School£13,480
#5Ark Brunel Primary Academy£13,096
#6St Charles Catholic Primary School£12,503
#7St Thomas' CofE Primary School£11,846
#8Avondale Park Primary School£11,503
#9Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School£11,389
#10Servite RC Primary School£11,355
#11Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School£11,189
#12Holy Trinity CofE Primary School£11,133
#13Bevington Primary School£11,094
#14Marlborough Primary School£11,089
#15Oxford Gardens Primary School£11,021
#16Barlby Primary School£10,746
#17Christ Church CofE Primary School£10,346
#18Thomas Jones Primary School£9,770
#19Colville Primary School£9,659
#20Kensington Primary Academy£8,664
#21St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School£8,147
#22Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School£7,947
#23St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£7,858
#24St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School£7,743
#25Bousfield Primary School£7,597
#26Our Lady of Victories RC Primary School£3,574

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