St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Type Primary
Age Range 5-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Gardenia Avenue
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU3 2NS
Phone 01582572964
Reference Number 109635

Description

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St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, located at LU3 2NS, is a vibrant and dynamic learning environment, dedicated to fostering knowledge, kindness, self-confidence, and friendships within a flourishing Christian community. This school prides itself on its Catholic ethos and mission, working in partnership with parents to deliver an exceptional and well-rounded education for all its pupils.

Children at St. Joseph's are supported by a skilled and passionate staff, as well as a committed and involved governing body, who endeavor to ensure that the school offers a Christ-centered, living, and growing environment. The school actively celebrates successes, as evidenced by updates such as a Year 6 boys' soccer team winning a match against St. Matthews, or a teacher's accomplishment in completing the Great North Run in 2 hours and 48 minutes. Furthermore, St. Joseph's provides opportunities for children to explore and develop their skills, as exemplified by a class using a new crumble kit to program vehicle headlights.

The school participates in various extracurricular activities that foster teamwork, fun, and community, like the All Britain Gaelic Championships, where St. Joseph's represented two local clubs. Throughout the year, instances of pupils returning to school and successful events are showcased on the school's social media, highlighting their endeavors to continue growing and striving.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 732
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.6%
Girls: 47.4%

Year Groups

Year Number of pupils
1 102
2 108
3 96
4 113
5 109
6 117

Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-06-15
Date Description Report
2023-04-19 School inspection School inspection
2017-10-17 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-06-05 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-05-05 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-02-06 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2001-10-01 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 64% Upgrade Upgrade
Pupils meeting a higher standard 11% Upgrade Upgrade

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106 Upgrade Upgrade
Maths 105 Upgrade Upgrade

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.7 Upgrade Upgrade
Writing 1 Upgrade Upgrade
Maths -0.8 Upgrade Upgrade

How many students meet the standards

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

2023 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Upgrade Upgrade
Second Preference 25 2
Third Preference 18 0
From another Local Authority 2 1

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GCSE Attainment

Attainment 8 score percentile

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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