Primary school in Wembley, Brent
St Joseph's Catholic Infant School
Waverley Avenue, Wembley, HA9 6TA
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 10 October 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 255
- Places
- 270
- How full
- 94% full — 255 of 270 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 127 / 128
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 10%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 6%
- English as an additional language
- 95%
- With an EHC plan
- 2%
- On SEN support
- 16%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Brent 020E, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 32%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 26%
- Households owning their home
- 43%
- Households in social housing
- 12%
- Households with no car
- 49%
- Adults economically inactive
- 32%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: A Whelan
- Local authority
- Brent
- Ward
- Wembley Hill
- Constituency
- Brent West
- URN
- 101546
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Acton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 54% | 2.4 mi |
| La Chouette SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 2.6 mi |
| John Perryn Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 58% | 2.7 mi |
| Christ the Saviour Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 82% | 2.7 mi |
| Avenue House SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 2.8 mi |
| Greek Primary School of LondonOther independent school | No grade | — | 2.8 mi |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Outstanding 2023 | — | 2.8 mi |
| Clifton Lodge SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 2.9 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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