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St Joseph's Catholic Infant School

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personMrs Ann Taylor

corporate_fareST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onAylesbury, HP21 7JF

language Visit Website phone 1296484618

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

229

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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

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School Summary

St Joseph's Catholic Infant School is an academy converter in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, admitting pupils aged 2-7. It is part of ST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 215 pupils on roll, of whom 16% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

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

verified Source: Department for Education 2024/25, Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 May 2025

Inspection Report

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07 October 2021

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-05-04

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-01-09

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

0.0%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 215 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)	215	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	229	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	225	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	210	2	1.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	232	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	229	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	215	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	177	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	175	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	175	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 16 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils