Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 29 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
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Tower Hamlets
Unique reference
139423
Address
Wades Place, Poplar, E14 0DE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
435 (93% of total capacity)
Boys
50.3%
Girls
49.7%
First language not English
13.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
45.5%
Persistent absence
24.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
28.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 38.2%
Mixed 19%
African 11.7%
Other White 9.7%
Caribbean 5.3%
Other Black 3%
Other 2.8%
Bangladeshi 2.3%
Other Asian 2.1%
Chinese 2.1%
Unclassified 1.8%
Indian 1.4%
Pakistani 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.2
WritingAverage1.2
MathsAverage0.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 68%
Local authority average 70%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 12%
Local authority average 11%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
49
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
44
2nd preference
12
3rd preference
10
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
44
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.9
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
17
11
6
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
27
13
14
Reception, Full-time
61
34
27
Year 1
56
31
25
Year 2
59
31
28
Year 3
51
21
30
Year 4
55
28
27
Year 5
54
24
30
Year 6
55
26
29
Year 2023-2024