Side by side
Hargrave Park School and St Joseph's Catholic Primary 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
- Hargrave Park School takes ages 0 to 11; St Joseph's Catholic Primary School takes ages 2 to 11.
- Hargrave Park School has 333 pupils; St Joseph's Catholic Primary School has 523.
- The two schools are 0.3 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Hargrave Park School | St Joseph's Catholic Primary School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Community school DfE register | State-funded: Voluntary aided school DfE register |
| Ages | 0 to 11 DfE register | 2 to 11 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 333 DfE register | 523 DfE register |
| Religious character | Not published | Roman Catholic DfE register |
| Borough | Islington DfE register | Islington 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 | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 32 first preferences for 30 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 75 first preferences for 60 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 24 May 2023: Good at that inspection Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 15 November 2023: Outstanding at that inspection Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% (2024/25) DfE | 89% (2024/25) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 55.6% DfE register | 33.1% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 40.8% school census 2024/25 | 20.8% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 19.6% school census 2024/25 | 12.3% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 20.7 DfE workforce census | 21 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 7.2% DfE, 2024/25 | 5% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 7 October 2026. 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.