St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 19 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
- 708 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.0%
- Girls
- 49.0%
- First language not English
- 40.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14%
- Persistent absence
- 11.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.2%
African 23.6%
White British 23.2%
Other White 18.2%
Indian 9.9%
Mixed 8%
Caribbean 5.5%
Irish 3.7%
Other Asian 2.3%
Other Black 2.3%
Pakistani 1.4%
Other 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Unclassified 0.3%
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 72%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 10%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 74
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 73
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 73
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.1 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 88 38 50 |
| Year 1 | 85 41 44 |
| Year 2 | 90 45 45 |
| Year 3 | 110 60 50 |
| Year 4 | 114 59 55 |
| Year 5 | 102 59 43 |
| Year 6 | 119 59 60 |