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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Primary · Redhill · RH1 1EA

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 9 February 2022

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At a glance

595 pupils · 94% of 630 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Free school meals
6.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
48.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
8.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.stjosephs-redhill.surrey.sch.uk/
URN
150929

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 58 families named it first for 73 Reception places, 0.79 first choices per place. We hold 8 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2019 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 9 February 2022 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.79 first-choice applications per place

73 places offered · 58 first-choice applications · usually has places

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Cutoff by admission criterion (2023 entry)

Criterion 12 (Any other children)
1.622 km (≈1.01 mi)

2023 is the most recent year we hold a cutoff for this school. It describes that year, not 2026.

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
68%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
7%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
106
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
106
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 school68%
Median of its 12 closest peers80.5%
Surrey average66.8%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind 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
West Jesmond Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · 266 miles awayOutstanding84%
Hawkedon Primary SchoolReading · 34 miles awayGood86%
Deer Park SchoolTwickenham · 16 miles awayOutstanding97%
West Hill Primary AcademyDartford · 22 miles awayExpected standard68%
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolLondon · 12 miles awayStrong standard75%
East Sheen Primary SchoolLondon · 16 miles awayOutstanding83%
Fern Hill Primary SchoolKingston upon Thames · 14 miles awayOutstanding78%
Holy Cross RC SchoolLondon · 16 miles awayGood (2015)92%
Loddon Primary SchoolReading · 34 miles awayGood73%
Gidea Park Primary SchoolRomford · 29 miles awayGood75%
University of Cambridge Primary SchoolCambridge · 68 miles awayOutstanding (2018)71%
Grimsdyke SchoolPinner · 27 miles awayOutstanding87%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 27% (Surrey 64%, England 60%) · Asian Indian 20% (Surrey 4%, England 4%) · Black African 15% (Surrey 2%, England 5%) · Any other White background 10% (Surrey 9%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 8% (Surrey 3%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 4% (Surrey 3%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 3% (Surrey 3%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Surrey 1%, England 1%) · Not recorded 2% (Surrey 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Surrey 4%, England 3%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Surrey 1%, England 1%) · White Irish 1% (Surrey 0%, England 0%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Surrey 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Surrey 1%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Surrey 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)
5.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
13.9%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.98 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Surrey: 2.93 suspensions and 0.04 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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
21.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

81% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 12% moved to another state school · 6% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

68.6% of teachers took sickness absence, 5.2 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 £47,527; 9.4% 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 (2024-25)

This school£5,408
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 82% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 6% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £588,000; in-year balance +£396,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher51.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications7.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work52.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways6.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health57.5%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier84.5%62.3%
Social housing1.7%17.1%
Privately rented13.8%20.5%
Detached houses48.8%22.9%
Flats29.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms43%21.1%
Households with no car or van14.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01030616 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£380,000458 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£255,000–£640,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (84)£827,000
Semi-detached (60)£607,500
Terraced (83)£430,000
Flat (231)£257,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most 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
3an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
6an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
33an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
12an 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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