St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Dec 7 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 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
Hertfordshire
Unique reference
148491
Address
Great Hadham Road, CM23 2NL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
429 (94% of total capacity)
Boys
50.6%
Girls
49.4%
First language not English
22.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
7.9%
Persistent absence
6.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 49.7%
Other White 17.5%
Mixed 12.9%
African 4.4%
Indian 4%
Other Asian 3.7%
Chinese 3.7%
Irish 2.1%
Other 1.2%
Unclassified 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

ReadingAbove average2.2
WritingAbove average2.2
MathsWell above average5.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 72%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

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

School 18%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 108
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 B/S

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
54
2nd preference
22
3rd preference
16
From another Local Authority
7
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
54
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
4
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 classes29.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.6
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
8
6
2
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
22
9
13
Reception, Part-time
2
0
2
Reception, Full-time
44
18
26
Year 1
49
26
23
Year 2
60
35
25
Year 3
55
30
25
Year 4
65
26
39
Year 5
63
34
29
Year 6
61
33
28
Year 2024-2025

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