Joseph Hood Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 12 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Merton
- Unique reference
- 102634
- Address
- Whatley Avenue, Raynes Park, SW20 9NS
- Website
- www.josephhood.merton.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 378 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.7%
- Girls
- 51.3%
- First language not English
- 32.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.5%
- Persistent absence
- 9.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.7%
White British 39.2%
Other White 23.5%
Mixed 14%
Other Asian 6.1%
Chinese 3.4%
Indian 3.2%
African 2.6%
Pakistani 2.4%
Other 1.9%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Irish 0.8%
Caribbean 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Other Black 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.9
WritingAverage0.9
MathsAverage1.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 61%
Local authority average 64%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 14%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 107
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 107
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Joseph Hood Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 52
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 28
- 2nd preference
- 34
- 3rd preference
- 38
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 28
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 23.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 5 2 3 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 4 3 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 18 8 10 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 6 4 2 |
| Reception, Full-time | 48 25 23 |
| Year 1 | 57 27 30 |
| Year 2 | 52 31 21 |
| Year 3 | 45 19 26 |
| Year 4 | 43 17 26 |
| Year 5 | 57 29 28 |
| Year 6 | 43 19 24 |