St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 27 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5 - 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
Essex
Unique reference
145994
Address
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Vaagen Road, SS8 9DP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
197 (93% of total capacity)
Boys
50.3%
Girls
49.7%
First language not English
5.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
14.7%
Persistent absence
14.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 76.6%
Mixed 7.1%
Other White 4.1%
African 4.1%
Other Black 2%
Unclassified 2%
Other Asian 1.5%
Other 1%
Irish 0.5%
Indian 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
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-0.9
WritingAverage-1.4
MathsBelow average-2.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 52%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

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

School 0%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

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
9
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
9
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
9
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 classes27.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher24
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
32
17
15
Year 1
24
11
13
Year 2
26
13
13
Year 3
29
14
15
Year 4
29
12
17
Year 5
27
13
14
Year 6
30
19
11
Year 2023-2024

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