Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 28 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
414 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
50.2%
Girls
49.8%
First language not English
10.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
46.9%
Persistent absence
26.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
19.8%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
Caribbean5.6%
African10.1%
Other White10.1%
Mixed21%
White British36%
Other Black
3.6%
Bangladeshi
3.4%
Other Asian
2.2%
Chinese
1.9%
Other
1.9%
Indian
1.7%
Unclassified
1.7%
Irish
0.5%
Pakistani
0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

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

AreaPercentage
School
62%
Local authority average
69%
England average
62%

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

AreaPercentage
School
10%
Local authority average
12%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
104
Local authority average
107
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
105
Local authority average
107
England average
105
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
46
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
42
2nd preference
8
3rd preference
8
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
42
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher24.9
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
51
24
27
Reception, Full-time
55
28
27
Year 1
61
33
28
Year 2
48
26
22
Year 3
52
27
25
Year 4
51
24
27
Year 5
46
23
23
Year 6
50
23
27
Year 2024-2025