Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in London. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 23/11/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.9%, which is 1.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Buckingham Road, London, N1 4JB
Website: http://www.olsjschool.net/
Telephone: 02072547353
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hackney
Headteacher / Principal: Mr S Flood
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 100264

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 23/11/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 209
Number of Boys: 97
Number of Girls: 112

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2 Confidence interval -0.4 to 4.4
Writing
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.9 to 2.5
Maths
Above Average: 2.9 Confidence interval 0.9 to 5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:89%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:15%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre
20 Halcomb Street , Hoxton N1 5RF
4out of 4 1,069 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG
4out of 4 2,064 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre
Cassland Road , Hackney E9 5BY
4out of 4 2,954 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre
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4out of 4 3,215 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School
Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS
4out of 4 3,281 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School
Buckingham Road , Hackney N1 4JB
4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
De Beauvoir Primary School
80 Tottenham Road , Hackney N1 4BS
2out of 4 108 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Jude and St Paul's CofE Primary School
10 Kingsbury Road , Islington N1 4AZ
3out of 4 329 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Beechwood Road , E8 3DY
4out of 4 569 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Colvestone Primary School
Colvestone Crescent , Hackney E8 2LG
3out of 4 697 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Waterside Academy
317-319 Kingsland Road , E8 4DL
- not rated 809 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
The Petchey Academy
Shacklewell Lane , Hackney E8 2EY
3out of 4 1,047 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Bridge Academy
Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA
3out of 4 1,269 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
City of London Academy Highbury Grove
8 Highbury Grove , Islington N5 2EQ
1out of 4 1,447 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form
Clissold Road , N16 9EX
3out of 4 1,604 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The London Screen Academy
Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD
- not rated 1,627 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College
Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP
- not rated 2,497 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Workers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW
- not rated 2,520 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG
3out of 4 2,238 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Children's House Upper School
King Henry's Walk , Islington N1 4PB
- not rated 498 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
St Paul's Steiner School
1 St Paul's Road , Islington N1 2QH
- not rated 616 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Inspired Directions School
34 , London E8 3AZ
- not rated 624 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Rosemary Works School
1 Branch Place , N1 5PH
- not rated 1,022 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Garden School
Wordsworth Road , N16 8BZ
4out of 4 1,111 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.