St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 19 2024 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
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Unique reference
- 113848
- Address
- Dorset Road, Somerford, BH23 3DA
- Website
- www.stjosephs.dorset.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 197 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.7%
- Girls
- 50.3%
- First language not English
- 9.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33.5%
- Persistent absence
- 27.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.3%
White British 83.2%
Other White 8.1%
Mixed 5%
Indian 2%
Irish 1.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.2
WritingAverage-0.1
MathsAverage0.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 75%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 16%
Local authority average 11%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 109
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
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, Christchurch
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 29
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 33
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 28
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 21 13 8 |
| Year 1 | 26 14 12 |
| Year 2 | 31 18 13 |
| Year 3 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 4 | 31 12 19 |
| Year 5 | 32 14 18 |
| Year 6 | 26 13 13 |