St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 4 2023 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
148110
Address
The Drive, Dovercourt, CO12 3SU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
112 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
45.5%
Girls
54.5%
First language not English
13.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
15.2%
Persistent absence
10.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 75%
Mixed 9.9%
Other White 9.8%
African 3.6%
Irish 0.9%
Indian 0.9%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.4
WritingAverage-0.4
MathsAverage1.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 65%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%

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

School 6%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 105
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
17
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
18
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
8
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
17
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 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
18
10
8
Year 1
13
4
9
Year 2
14
7
7
Year 3
17
6
11
Year 4
17
8
9
Year 5
16
11
5
Year 6
17
5
12
Year 2024-2025

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