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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

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personMrs Rowena Lumber

corporate_fareTHE GOOD SHEPHERD CATHOLIC TRUST

location_onBarking, IG11 7AR

phone 2082706474

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

245

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Expected Standard

83%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Barking, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 8% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is an academy converter in Barking, Barking and Dagenham, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE GOOD SHEPHERD CATHOLIC TRUST. The school has approximately 237 pupils on roll, of whom 33% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 83% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 28% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #1 of 39 primaries in Barking and Dagenham and #300 of 14,143 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 17.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.4 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

83%

LA 65%

Reading100% LA 76%

Writing83% LA 72%

Maths100% LA 75%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

113

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading81% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing88% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths96% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

112

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading76% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths83% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA 0.0

-0.9 to 3.0

2.9

Write

LA 0.0

1.1 to 4.8

4.4

Maths

LA 0.8

2.5 to 6.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

20 March 2024

Inspection Report

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07 September 2019

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-09-13

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-07-15

None EIF

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

0.8%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(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 237 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.8%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	237	2	0.8%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	243	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	243	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	238	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	234	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	241	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	245	2	0.8%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	250	2	0.8%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	256	1	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	259	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	265	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	292	2	0.7%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	297	1	0.3%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	315	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	305	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	305	3	1.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	305	0	0.0%	0.6%

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 19 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 14 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 12 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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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.

100.0%Positive

My child feels safe at this school.

100.0%Positive

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

18.0%Positive

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The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.

strongly agree79%

agree19%

strongly disagree2%

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

strongly agree76%

agree22%

disagree2%

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

strongly agree37%

agree17%

disagree2%

strongly disagree2%

don't know2%

not applicable41%

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

yes19%

no81%

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

strongly agree83%

strongly disagree8%

dont know8%

The school has high expectations for my child.

strongly agree67%

agree32%

strongly disagree2%

My child does well at this school.

strongly agree67%

agree32%

strongly disagree2%

The school lets me know how my child is doing.

strongly agree78%

agree21%

disagree2%

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

strongly agree60%

agree37%

don't know3%

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

strongly agree83%

agree16%

don't know2%

The school supports my child's wider personal development.

strongly agree68%

agree30%

disagree2%

I would recommend this school to another parent.

yes98%

no2%

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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)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

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

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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