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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

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

personMrs Roisin Wright

corporate_farePLYMOUTH CAST

location_onPlymouth, PL1 4DJ

language Visit Website phone 1752563185

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

191

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Expected Standard

53%

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Demand Ratio

1.4x

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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Plymouth, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.4×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 76% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is an academy converter in Plymouth, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of PLYMOUTH CAST. The school has approximately 198 pupils on roll, of whom 25% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #58 of 66 primaries in Plymouth and #11,266 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.4× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 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)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 61%

Reading67% LA 71%

Writing77% LA 70%

Maths67% LA 70%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading68% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing71% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths64% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading62% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths72% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA -0.3

-2.6 to 2.0

0.6

Write

LA 0.3

-1.6 to 2.8

1.3

Maths

LA -0.2

-0.9 to 3.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading67% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA -0.2

-2.6 to 1.8

1.2

Write

LA -0.5

-0.8 to 3.2

-0.5

Maths

LA 0.0

-2.4 to 1.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 58%

Reading63% LA 68%

Writing75% LA 71%

Maths75% LA 68%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA 0.0

-2.4 to 3.6

0.4

Write

LA 0.0

-2.5 to 3.3

1.6

Maths

LA -0.1

-1.1 to 4.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 May 2022

Inspection Report

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12 October 2016

Inspection Report

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03 April 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-05-04

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-10-12

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-09-25

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

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 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 198 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	198	1	0.5%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	201	1	0.5%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	203	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	202	2	1.0%	0.8%	1
2022/23 (Summer term)	198	2	1.0%	0.7%	1
2022/23 (Spring term)	191	2	1.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	189	4	2.1%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	195	4	2.1%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	194	2	1.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	193	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	193	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	195	2	1.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	203	8	3.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	201	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	201	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	198	3	1.5%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	201	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	187	2	1.1%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	189	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	188	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	178	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	172	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	173	0	0.0%	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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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.

Speech, Language & Communication 11 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils