St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Jan 21 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Unique reference
139529
Address
Brook Lane, OX9 2AB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
185 (91% of total capacity)
Boys
53.5%
Girls
46.5%
First language not English
8.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
13.5%
Persistent absence
10.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 80.5%
Other White 7.6%
Mixed 6.4%
African 1.6%
Irish Traveller 1.1%
Indian 1.1%
Irish 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
Other 0.5%
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-0.7
WritingAverage-0.9
MathsWell below average-4.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 63%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%

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

School 4%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
9
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
7
2nd preference
14
3rd preference
38
From another Local Authority
8
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
7
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
2
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 classes27.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
21
12
9
Year 1
23
10
13
Year 2
29
18
11
Year 3
28
14
14
Year 4
30
19
11
Year 5
24
13
11
Year 6
30
13
17
Year 2024-2025