St Mary & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Feb 22 2024 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
Dorset
Unique reference
140770
Address
Folly Lane, Wool, BH20 6DS

Pupils

Number of Pupils
137 (73% of total capacity)
Boys
48.2%
Girls
51.8%
First language not English
7.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
14.6%
Persistent absence
19.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 90.5%
Other Asian 4.4%
Other White 2.9%
Mixed 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average3.8
WritingAverage0.1
MathsAverage-0.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 65%
Local authority average 55%
England average 61%

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

School 15%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Mary & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
4
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
4
2nd preference
10
3rd preference
4
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
4
2nd preference
0
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 classes22.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher15
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher23.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
12
7
5
Year 1
15
7
8
Year 2
15
10
5
Year 3
27
14
13
Year 4
25
11
14
Year 5
22
6
16
Year 6
21
11
10
Year 2023-2024

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