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
116 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
47.4%
Girls
52.6%
First language not English
12.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
17.2%
Persistent absence
12.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
20.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 76.7%
Other White 10.3%
Mixed 8.6%
African 2.6%
Other Asian 0.9%
Unclassified 0.9%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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 73%
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 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
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
18
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
22
2nd preference
12
3rd preference
6
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
18
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 classes29
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
12
4
8
Year 1
18
11
7
Year 2
17
6
11
Year 3
17
8
9
Year 4
18
12
6
Year 5
17
5
12
Year 6
17
9
8
Year 2023-2024

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