St Joseph's and St Gregory's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 17 2023 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
- Bedford
- Unique reference
- 139547
- Address
- Chester Road, MK40 4HN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 326 (60% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 81.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.3%
- Persistent absence
- 18.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.4%
African 24.5%
Other White 21.5%
Pakistani 15%
Bangladeshi 10.1%
White British 8.3%
Mixed 7.6%
Indian 6.7%
Other 2.5%
Irish 1.2%
Unclassified 1.2%
Caribbean 0.6%
Other Black 0.6%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1
WritingBelow average-2.5
MathsBelow average-1.8
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 45%
Local authority average 55%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Joseph's and St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 34
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 32
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 3
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 32
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 25 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 29 15 14 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 6 4 2 |
| Reception, Part-time | 12 3 9 |
| Reception, Full-time | 22 10 12 |
| Year 1 | 37 19 18 |
| Year 2 | 45 25 20 |
| Year 3 | 38 22 16 |
| Year 4 | 45 15 30 |
| Year 5 | 43 25 18 |
| Year 6 | 49 25 24 |