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St Joseph's Catholic Junior School

Primary · Wembley · HA9 6BE

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 20 September 2023

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At a glance

266 pupils · 95% of 280 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Free school meals
9.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
94.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
15.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.sjjnr.brent.sch.uk/
URN
101539

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Good on 20 September 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 3

Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)

2 Cath, Ccp, In Parish
547.57 m (≈0.34 mi)
2i Cath, Ccp, In Parish, Yr 2 Infants
3203.56 m (≈1.99 mi)
2ii Cath, Ccp, In Parish, Sibling Inf/jnr
212.85 m (≈0.13 mi)
3i Other Cath, Ccp, Yr 2 Infants
1553.38 m (≈0.97 mi)

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

65 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
91%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
18%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
110
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
111
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school91%
Median of its 12 closest peers69%
Brent average69.2%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Bridge Junior SchoolLeicester · 83 miles awayRequires improvement43%
Krishna Avanti Primary SchoolCroydon · 15 miles awayGood (2019)84%
The Rosary Catholic Primary SchoolHounslow · 6 miles awayGood85%
Heaton St Barnabas' CofE Aided Primary SchoolBradford · 169 miles awayGood63%
Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolBatley · 159 miles awayGood77%
Daisyfield Primary SchoolBlackburn · 178 miles awayGood78%
St Gildas Catholic Primary SchoolYeovil · 110 miles awayRequires improvement73%
Wood End Primary SchoolNortholt · 3 miles awayRequires improvement56%
Shenton Primary SchoolLeicester · 83 miles awayGood61%
Rushey Mead Primary SchoolLeicester · 84 miles awayGood46%
Durdans Park Primary SchoolSouthall · 4 miles awayGood83%
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, PrestonPreston · 183 miles awayExpected standard65%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Asian Indian 76% (Brent 19%, England 4%) · Any other White background 11% (Brent 16%, England 7%) · Black African 4% (Brent 10%, England 5%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Brent 6%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Brent 1%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Brent 5%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Brent 17%, England 3%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Brent 4%, England 1%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Brent 0%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
3.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
4.4%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.36 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Brent: 1.25 suspensions and 0.00 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
26.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

66% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 9% moved to another state school · 26% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

50% of teachers took sickness absence, 18.5 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £69,567; 16.7% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£7,154
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 71% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 13% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 8% (3%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £797,274; in-year balance +£64,812

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher32.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications25.5%18.1%
In managerial or professional work21.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways20%18.1%
Residents in very good health49.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier46.5%62.3%
Social housing12.2%17.1%
Privately rented41.4%20.5%
Detached houses6.1%22.9%
Flats45.8%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms19.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van48.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01000636 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£518,000288 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£369,000–£590,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Semi-detached (64)£614,000
Terraced (82)£560,000
Flat (138)£375,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
5an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
21an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
148an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
21an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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