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St Joseph's Catholic Infant School

URN
148672
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
St Joseph's Catholic Infant School
URN
148672
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2-7
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

73 / 100

Strong

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

68

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

85

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of primary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#57 of 140 schools in Buckinghamshire

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for St Joseph's Catholic Infant School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for St Joseph's Catholic Infant School

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
18 June 2025
Inspection date
8 May 2025
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    Standards maintained

    Graded 18 June 2025

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

58

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

106

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

51

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.83×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Buckinghamshire)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.stjosephsrcinfant.bucks.sch.uk

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Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

HP21 7JF - Hazell Avenue, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

Contact details

Address
Hazell Avenue, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Postcode
HP21 7JF
Phone
1296484618
Website
www.stjosephsrcinfant.bucks.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Buckinghamshire
Local authority code
825

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 481 schools in Buckinghamshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

481

Open schools

275

Closed schools

205

Primary schools

287

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    18 June 20258 May 2025-Standards maintainedView report for inspection published 18 June 2025
    • Standards maintained

      Published
      18 June 2025
      Inspected
      8 May 2025
      Type
      -
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    48.1%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 42

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Secondary schools

    79

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary287 (60.2%)
    • Secondary79 (16.6%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other111 (23.3%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    St Joseph's Catholic Infant School0 mPrimaryClosed
    St Edward's Catholic Junior School123 mPrimaryOpen
    St Edward's Catholic Junior School123 mPrimaryClosed
    Turnfurlong Junior School338 mPrimaryOpen
    Turnfurlong Infant School338 mPrimaryOpen
    Broughton Junior School602 mPrimaryOpen
    The Grange School650 mSecondaryOpen
    Broughton Community Schools (Infants)757 mPrimaryOpen
    Aylesbury Grammar School783 mSecondaryClosed
    Aylesbury Grammar School783 mSecondaryOpen
    • St Joseph's Catholic Infant School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • St Edward's Catholic Junior School
      Distance
      123 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • St Edward's Catholic Junior School
      Distance
      123 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Turnfurlong Junior School
      Distance
      338 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Buckinghamshire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbey View Primary AcademyPrimaryHP11 1BXOpen
    Ash Hill Primary SchoolPrimaryHP13 7HTOpen
    Ashmead Combined SchoolPrimaryHP21 8SUOpen
    Ashmead Combined SchoolPrimaryHP21 8SUClosed
    Aston Clinton SchoolPrimaryHP22 5JJOpen
    • Abbey View Primary Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      HP11 1BX
      Status
      Open
    • Ash Hill Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      HP13 7HT
      Status
      Open
    • Ashmead Combined School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      HP21 8SU
      Status
      Open
    • Ashmead Combined School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      HP21 8SU
      Status
      Closed
    • Aston Clinton School
    Turnfurlong Infant School
    Distance
    338 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Broughton Junior School
    Distance
    602 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • The Grange School
    Distance
    650 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Broughton Community Schools (Infants)
    Distance
    757 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Aylesbury Grammar School
    Distance
    783 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Aylesbury Grammar School
    Distance
    783 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    HP22 5JJ
    Status
    Open