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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Broadstairs

verifiedData: DfE & Ofsted 2024/25

personMrs Vicki O'Halloran

corporate_fareKENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP

location_onBroadstairs, CT10 2BA

language Visit Website phone 1843861738

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2025

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Students

199

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Expected Standard

57%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Broadstairs is a Academy converter primary school in Broadstairs, serving ages 4-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 67% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Broadstairs is an academy converter in Broadstairs, Kent, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP. The school has approximately 152 pupils on roll, of whom 41% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #233 of 424 primaries in Kent and #7,921 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: Department for Education 2024/25, Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 61%

Reading67% LA 74%

Writing71% LA 72%

Maths57% LA 70%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading74% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing87% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths61% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading66% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing63% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths63% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA -0.4

-2.6 to 1.7

-1.9

Write

LA -0.2

-4.0 to 0.2

-1.1

Maths

LA -1.2

-3.2 to 0.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading77% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths68% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.4

Read

LA 0.0

-4.7 to -0.1

-3.5

Write

LA 0.1

-5.7 to -1.4

-2.4

Maths

LA -0.6

-4.5 to -0.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 65%

Reading71% LA 76%

Writing81% LA 80%

Maths71% LA 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA 0.0

-2.8 to 1.6

0.5

Write

LA 0.4

-1.6 to 2.6

-1.5

Maths

LA -0.5

-3.5 to 0.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

21 January 2025

Inspection Report

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08 June 2022

Inspection Report

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01 February 2017

Inspection Report

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06 March 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2025-01-21

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2022-06-08

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2017-02-01

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-10-01

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-06-13

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 152 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
2024/25 (Spring term)	152	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	156	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	183	6	3.3%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	184	2	1.1%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	186	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	198	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	199	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	188	3	1.6%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	181	1	0.6%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	178	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	178	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	187	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	190	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	193	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	205	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	202	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	205	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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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 9 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils