Ofsted: Good trending_up Popular emoji_events #114 in Surrey public Top 39% UK

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

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

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location_onGuildford, GU2 8YH

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

627

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Expected Standard

66%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Guildford, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 39% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Guildford, Surrey, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 627 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 12% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #114 of 231 primaries in Surrey and #6,904 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 6.6%.

In the 2022/23 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 1.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading92% LA 77% · Eng 74%

Writing82% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths72% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading92% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths81% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.2

Read

LA 0.6

0.9 to 3.6

-1.0

Write

LA -0.1

-2.3 to 0.2

0.7

Maths

LA 0.1

-0.6 to 1.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading84% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths94% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.8

Read

LA 0.2

1.4 to 4.1

-2.2

Write

LA -0.8

-3.4 to -0.9

2.9

Maths

LA -0.3

1.7 to 4.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 66%

Reading89% LA 78%

Writing82% LA 77%

Maths81% LA 76%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.2

Read

LA 0.3

1.9 to 4.5

-1.3

Write

LA -0.5

-2.5 to -0.1

0.9

Maths

LA -0.2

-0.2 to 2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-11-09

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-05-09

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-03-16

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

0.6%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.7% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(3 pupils)

Summer term 2023

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 0.868% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2023, this school served a headcount of 630 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.6%, which is below the termly national average of 0.7%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2022/23 (Summer term)	630	4	0.6%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	627	9	1.4%	0.6%	1
2022/23 (Autumn term)	630	8	1.3%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	630	2	0.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	629	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	630	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	627	2	0.3%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	624	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	625	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	624	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	624	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	621	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	622	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	621	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	617	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	624	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	626	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	626	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	628	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	625	5	0.8%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	630	5	0.8%	0.5%	0

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

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Parent View on Pastoral Care

Results from the official Ofsted Parent View survey, reflecting direct parent sentiment regarding the school environment.

My child is happy at this school.

97.0%Positive

My child feels safe at this school.

93.0%Positive

My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.

22.0%Positive

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The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.

strongly agree65%

agree29%

disagree3%

strongly disagree3%

The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.

strongly agree65%

agree30%

disagree3%

strongly disagree2%

When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

strongly agree45%

agree17%

disagree5%

strongly disagree1%

don't know1%

not applicable31%

Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?

yes14%

no86%

My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.

strongly agree46%

agree32%

disagree11%

strongly disagree7%

dont know4%

The school has high expectations for my child.

strongly agree56%

agree36%

disagree3%

don't know4%

My child does well at this school.

strongly agree64%

agree32%

disagree2%

strongly disagree1%

The school lets me know how my child is doing.

strongly agree61%

agree34%

disagree4%

There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.

strongly agree65%

agree32%

disagree1%

strongly disagree1%

don't know1%

My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school.

strongly agree65%

agree31%

disagree3%

don't know1%

The school supports my child's wider personal development.

strongly agree56%

agree33%

disagree4%

strongly disagree1%

don't know4%

I would recommend this school to another parent.

yes96%

no4%

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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)

Parent View on Pastoral Care

My child is happy at this school.

My child feels safe at this school.

My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.

The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.

The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.

When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?

My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.

The school has high expectations for my child.

My child does well at this school.

The school lets me know how my child is doing.

There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.

My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school.

The school supports my child's wider personal development.

I would recommend this school to another parent.

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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