St Joseph's Catholic Infant School
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Voluntary aided school in Wembley, HA9 6TA, taking ages 3 to 7, 255 on roll.
Will an address get in?
In the 2023/24 round, the furthest-away child offered a place at St Joseph's Catholic Infant School lived 2.0974063901972237 miles away, according to Brent. Put a postcode in and it is measured against that distance.
Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close on 15 January 2027, with offers on 16 April 2027. The address on the deadline is the one the council uses. How it works.
The circle is 2.0974063901972237 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2023/24. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.
What kind of school this is
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| How full | 255 pupils in 270 places (94% full) |
| Local authority | Brent |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Good, inspected 20 November 2023 |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to St Joseph's Catholic Infant School
| Girls and boys | 49.8% girls, 50.2% boys |
| English as an additional language | 94.9% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 5.5% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
What it costs to live within reach of St Joseph's Catholic Infant School
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 2.0974063901972237 miles the school admitted from in 2023/24, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is NW26 at £345,000; the dearest, HA0, £600,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| NW26 | Brent | 2.1 mi | £345,000 65 sales |
| HA9 | Brent | 0.6 mi | £375,000 83 sales |
| NW10 | Brent | 1.8 mi | £386,000 94 sales |
| HA0 | Brent | 0.8 mi | £600,000 32 sales |
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.
The fee-paying alternative
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Checking the house as well as the school
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Common questions
What is the catchment area for St Joseph's Catholic Infant School?
St Joseph's Catholic Infant School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2023/24 lived 2.0974063901972237 miles away, per Brent.
How close do I need to live to get a place at St Joseph's Catholic Infant School?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 2.0974063901972237 miles was enough in 2023/24. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near St Joseph's Catholic Infant School guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings and faith criteria ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
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Admission distance published by Brent. School details from the Department for Education's register, ratings from Ofsted. Read how every figure on this site is sourced on the methodology page. If something here looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.