St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 20 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 5 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Luton
- Unique reference
- 109635
- Address
- Gardenia Avenue, LU3 2NS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 745 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.3%
- Girls
- 47.7%
- First language not English
- 38.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.4%
- Persistent absence
- 9.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.3%
African 24.8%
White British 23.8%
Other White 17.7%
Indian 9.5%
Mixed 6.5%
Caribbean 5.5%
Irish 3.5%
Other Asian 2.3%
Other Black 2.3%
Other 1.7%
Pakistani 1.6%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.7
WritingAverage1
MathsAverage-0.8
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 64%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 11%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 90
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 87
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 20
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 87
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Part-time | 5 4 1 |
| Reception, Full-time | 84 37 47 |
| Year 1 | 90 44 46 |
| Year 2 | 114 63 51 |
| Year 3 | 112 58 54 |
| Year 4 | 110 64 46 |
| Year 5 | 120 61 59 |
| Year 6 | 110 59 51 |