Side by side
Barham Primary School and St Joseph's Catholic Junior School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Barham Primary School takes ages 3 to 11; St Joseph's Catholic Junior School takes ages 7 to 11.
- Barham Primary School has 914 pupils; St Joseph's Catholic Junior School has 266.
- We hold a dated 2027 deadline for Barham Primary School (15 January 2027) but none for St Joseph's Catholic Junior School.
- The two schools are 0.8 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Barham Primary School | St Joseph's Catholic Junior School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Community school DfE register | State-funded: Voluntary aided school DfE register |
| Ages | 3 to 11 DfE register | 7 to 11 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 914 DfE register | 266 DfE register |
| Religious character | Not published | Roman Catholic DfE register |
| Borough | Brent DfE register | Brent DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page | Not published |
| Applications and places, last round | 105 first preferences for 111 places DfE, September 2026 entry | Not published |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 26 February 2025: Standards maintained Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 20 September 2023: Good at that inspection Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% (2024/25) DfE | 91% (2024/25) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 14.1% DfE register | 9.8% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 70.2% school census 2024/25 | 94.5% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 12% school census 2024/25 | 15.7% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 21.8 DfE workforce census | 26.4 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 4.6% DfE, 2024/25 | 3.8% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.
Other comparisons
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- St Joseph's Catholic Junior School and St Joseph's Catholic Infant Schoolunder 0.1 miles apart
- St Joseph's Catholic Junior School and Elsley Primary School0.2 miles apart
- St Joseph's Catholic Junior School and Park Lane Primary School0.4 miles apart
- St Joseph's Catholic Junior School and Lyon Park Primary School0.6 miles apart