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St. Joseph's Infant School

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personHeadteacher Laura Turner

corporate_fareDIOCESE OF CHICHESTER ACADEMY TRUST

location_onChichester, PO19 1DQ

language Visit Website phone 1243782818

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

112

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Demand Ratio

0.6x

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St. Joseph's Infant School is a Academy converter primary school in Chichester, serving ages 2-7. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

St. Joseph's Infant School is an academy converter in Chichester, West Sussex, admitting pupils aged 2-7. It is part of DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 152 pupils on roll, of whom 28% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.6× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

09 November 2023

Inspection Report

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09 December 2020

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2019-05-08

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2017-03-14

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

2.6%per term

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.0%(3 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 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.6%, 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)	152	4	2.6%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	150	4	2.7%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	157	3	1.9%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	152	3	2.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	143	2	1.4%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	121	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	112	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	100	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	108	1	0.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	77	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	67	2	3.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	74	2	2.7%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	69	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	67	0	0.0%	0.4%

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 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils