St Joseph Catholic Primary School
Ainsdale Road, Watford, WD19 7DW
239 pupils · 100% of 240 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Free school meals
- 15.9%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Outstanding” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 June 2023, published 18 July 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 68% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.3 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 39 | 87 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 47 | 103 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 38 | 81 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 40 | 87 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 24 | 68 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 40 | 85 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 45 | 94 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 63 | 100 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Warren Dell Primary School 0.4 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Oxhey Wood Primary School 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Greenfields Primary School 1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Woodhall Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Meryl School 1.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Eastbury Farm Primary School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.