St Joachim's Catholic Primary School
Shipman Road, London, E16 3DT
345 pupils · 82% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- OUR LADY OF GRACE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Newham
- Free school meals
- 36.3%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 2 December 2025, published 21 January 2026. 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 | 66% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 34 | 33 | 74 | 34 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 25 | 74 | 27 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 27 | 25 | 79 | 26 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 39 | 38 | 87 | 38 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 43 | 36 | 92 | 42 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 49 | 44 | 105 | 49 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 38 | 36 | 115 | 38 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 32 | 31 | 100 | 32 |
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
- Rosetta Primary School 0.5 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Scott Wilkie Primary School 0.6 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Keir Hardie Primary School 0.9 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Tollgate Primary School 0.9 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Hallsville Primary School 0.9 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Britannia Village Primary School 1 km · Good (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.