OFSTED
10 October 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Brent
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
255
210 full-time ·
45 part-time
Female pupils
127
49.8% of pupils
Male pupils
128
50.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
19.3 pts
below England
School
5.5%
Brent
25.4%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
74.6 pts
above England
School
94.9%
Brent
60.9%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Brent
0.3%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Indian
80.4%
205
Any other White background
7.1%
18
Any other Asian background
3.9%
10
White and Asian
2.7%
7
African
1.6%
4
Any other Mixed background
1.6%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
14.5%
37 of
255 pupils
6.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.58%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.64 pts
lower than
England
School
4.58%
Brent
5.87%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
10.14%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.67 pts
lower than
England
School
10.14%
Brent
16.20%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Brent
1.04%
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
94.4%
6.3 pts
above England
St Joseph's Catholic Infant School
94.4%
Brent
84.8%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.