SCHOOL PROFILE

St Joseph's Catholic Infants School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 100854
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 70.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

7 December 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Southwark
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 147 136 full-time · 11 part-time
Female pupils 74 50.3% of pupils
Male pupils 73 49.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

30.6%
5.8 pts above England
School 30.6%
Southwark 35.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

59.9%
39.6 pts above England
School 59.9%
Southwark 27.8%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Southwark 0.3%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
55.1%
81
Caribbean
10.2%
15
Unclassified
9.5%
14
Any other ethnic group
8.8%
13
White British
6.1%
9
Any other Mixed background
3.4%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 28.6% 42 of 147 pupils
7.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 28.6%
Southwark 22.5%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 24.5% 36 pupils
England 14.8% 9.7 pts above
EHC plans 4.1% 6 pupils
England 6.0% 2.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 26
Autistic spectrum disorder 11
Social, emotional & mental health 3
Moderate learning difficulty 1
Specific learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.43%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.79 pts lower than England
School 4.43%
Southwark 6.56%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.33%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.48 pts lower than England
School 13.33%
Southwark 18.21%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Southwark 2.04%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

70.0% 18.2 pts below England
St Joseph's Catholic Infants School
70.0%
Southwark
80.6%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information