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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Greg Bath

location_onPortishead, BS20 6QB

language Visit Website phone 1275848367

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

205

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Expected Standard

85%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Portishead, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 6% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Portishead, North Somerset, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 205 pupils on roll.

In 2025, 85% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #16 of 62 primaries in North Somerset and #4,131 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 16.8%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

85%

LA 61%

Reading89% LA 73%

Writing89% LA 72%

Maths93% LA 72%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading91% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing81% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths88% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading81% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing56% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths72% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA 0.0

-1.5 to 2.9

-1.6

Write

LA -0.7

-3.7 to 0.6

0.9

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.2 to 3.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading81% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths91% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA -0.7

-2.0 to 2.5

-0.3

Write

LA -0.7

-2.4 to 1.8

-0.8

Maths

LA -1.0

-2.7 to 1.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

90%

LA 64%

Reading93% LA 76%

Writing97% LA 79%

Maths93% LA 74%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA -0.5

-1.9 to 2.3

1.8

Write

LA -0.4

-0.3 to 3.9

Maths

LA -1.0

-1.9 to 1.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 December 2024

Inspection Report

01 December 2021

Inspection Report

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02 March 2016

Inspection Report

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18 November 2014

Inspection Report

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26 June 2014

Inspection Report

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11 March 2014

Inspection Report

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05 May 2011

Inspection Report

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26 September 2007

Inspection Report

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12 March 2007

Inspection Report

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23 June 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-03-02

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-03-11

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 225 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	225	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	207	1	0.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	201	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	199	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	200	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	199	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	200	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	204	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	204	1	0.5%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	208	1	0.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	203	1	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	209	1	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	206	2	1.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	208	1	0.5%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Roman Catholic)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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