Junior schools start at Year 3, so children join here from an infant school.
Infant school
St Joseph's Catholic Infant School
This school
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School
Partner infant school
St Joseph's Catholic Infant School
Nursery to Year 2 · 580 m away from St Joseph's Catholic Junior School
Both schools are in The Federated Schools of St Joseph�s Catholic Infants and St Joseph�s Catholic Juniors, so one governing body runs them.
View schoolEvery child joining in Year 3 needs a place applied for through the council where they live, by 15 January in Year 2. That includes children at St Joseph's Catholic Infant School.
Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 4 May 2023
Compared with the local authority and England
The share of pupils reaching the standard expected for their age, and the share going beyond it.
| Measure | School | Waltham Forest | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing & maths — expected | 43% | 74% | 63% |
| Reading, writing & maths — higher | 7% | 17% | 8% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — expected | 86% | 83% | 73% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — higher | 36% | 41% | 30% |
A score of 100 is the expected standard; 110 or more is a higher standard.
| Subject | School | Waltham Forest | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 109 | 108 | 106 |
| Maths | 108 | 107 | 105 |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling | 107 | 108 | 105 |
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Ofsted’s survey of parents at this school
77%
of parents would recommend this school to another parent
13 responses up to 1 April 2024 · 9% response rate
My child is happy at this school.
92% agreeMy child feels safe at this school.
92% agreeThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.
92% agreeMy child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.
67% agreeThe school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.
92% agreeSt Joseph's Catholic Junior School's last overall grade from Ofsted was Good, on 4 June 2014. Ofsted inspected it again on 4 May 2023 without giving a new overall grade.
Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Year 3 place starting that September. Every child joining in Year 3 needs a place applied for through the council where they live, by 15 January in Year 2. That includes children at St Joseph's Catholic Infant School. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day. As a Roman Catholic school it may also ask for a supplementary form, and its admissions policy says whether it does.
No. Distance only counts when St Joseph's Catholic Junior School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its governing body, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. As a Roman Catholic school, it can give priority to children on grounds of faith. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School had 125 pupils aged 7 to 11 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 180. It is a mixed school.