St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 16 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
West Sussex
Unique reference
147937
Address
Hazelgrove Road, RH16 3PQ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
425 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
45.6%
Girls
54.4%
First language not English
43.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
4.9%
Persistent absence
8.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 39.8%
Indian 25.6%
Mixed 11%
Other White 5.9%
Other Asian 5.4%
African 4.9%
Other 2.1%
Irish 1.2%
Chinese 0.9%
Caribbean 0.7%
Other Black 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Bangladeshi 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

ReadingAbove average2.2
WritingAbove average2.1
MathsAverage0.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 68%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%

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

School 2%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 106
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

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
72
2nd preference
39
3rd preference
20
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
60
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
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 classes30.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
60
21
39
Year 1
59
25
34
Year 2
60
27
33
Year 3
61
29
32
Year 4
64
33
31
Year 5
61
24
37
Year 6
60
35
25
Year 2024-2025