St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 20 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
- 215 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.2%
- Girls
- 48.8%
- First language not English
- 7.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.6%
- Persistent absence
- 19.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.1%
White British 84.2%
Other White 5.6%
Mixed 5.5%
Indian 2.3%
Irish 0.9%
African 0.9%
Other Asian 0.5%
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 62%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 9%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 18
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 18
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 6
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 18
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 28 16 12 |
| Year 1 | 31 18 13 |
| Year 2 | 30 13 17 |
| Year 3 | 30 12 18 |
| Year 4 | 32 14 18 |
| Year 5 | 32 18 14 |
| Year 6 | 32 19 13 |