Ofsted
Good
Inspected 2013
Expected Standard
78%
Demand Ratio
1.1x
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Guildford, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 16% of primary schools nationally.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is an academy converter in Guildford, Surrey, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of XAVIER CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 714 pupils on roll, of whom 7% are eligible for free school meals.
In 2025, 78% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 12% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #19 of 206 primaries in Surrey and #2,098 of 14,143 nationally.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2013. The school's current overall rating is Good.
The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.
R/W/M Expected Standard
78%
Read SS
109
Maths SS
107
GPS SS
110
Progress (0 = national avg)
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Read
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Write
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Maths
No digital report timeline available.
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