St Joseph's Catholic Infant School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Brent
Waverley Avenue, Wembley, HA9 6TA
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 10/10/2023
Application demand
83%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.4%
10.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
255
Capacity used
Nearly full94%
270 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
83%
1st preference success rate
70 of 84 families who put it first got an offer
70
Places offered
127
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 84 | 70 | ● 83% |
| 2nd preference | 14 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 14 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 15 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 127 | 70 | 55% |
1st preference success by year
Brent lets families list 6 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Last distance offered
From Brent council's allocation report on offer day. It changes every year, so treat it as a guide.
September 2025 entry
1.80 km
Furthest child offered under "5 Cath,ccp,out Of Parish"
70 places
Currently available for Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Enfield schools, from council allocation reports. Distances are straight-line from home to school.
Details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- A Whelan
- Address
- Waverley Avenue, Wembley, HA9 6TA
- Phone
- 02089036032
- Local authority
- Brent
- Ward / constituency
- Wembley Hill · Brent West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 101546
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 7% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 95% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
255 pupils · 270 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
10 October 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 138 pupils
Attendance
95.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
10.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1.8 km — based on the last distance offered, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Brent council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.