St Joseph Catholic Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Ainsdale Road
South Oxhey
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD19 7DW
Phone 02084285371
Reference Number 117465

General Makeup

Number of pupils 231
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.62%
Girls: 52.38%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 15.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 35.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 14 16 30
2 11 19 30
3 18 12 30
4 16 16 32
5 13 15 28
6 9 20 29

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 58.4%
White, Other 22.1%
Asian, Other 4.8%
Indian 3%
Irish 2.6%
African 2.2%
Mixed, Other 2.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.3%
White & Asian 0.9%
Unclassified 0.9%
White & Black (African) 0.9%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2023-07-19
Date Description Report
2023-06-07 School inspection School inspection
2017-02-28 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-04-26 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-01-07 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2007-12-04 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2003-06-02 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 63% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 7% Unlock Unlock

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 Unlock Unlock
Maths 104 Unlock Unlock

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 3.7 Unlock Unlock
Writing 2.7 Unlock Unlock
Maths 2.8 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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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.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 21 1
Third Preference 15 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Colnbrook School
Hayling Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD19 7UY
0.26 miles
Warren Dell Primary School
Gosforth Lane, South Oxhey, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD19 7UZ
0.26 miles
Oxhey Wood Primary School
Oxhey Drive, South Oxhey, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD19 7SL
0.27 miles
Greenfields Primary School
Ellesborough Close, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD19 6QH
0.65 miles
Woodhall Primary School
Woodhall Lane, South Oxhey, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD19 6QX
0.72 miles
St Meryl School
The Mead, Carpenders Park, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD19 5BT
0.85 miles
Eastbury Farm Primary School
Bishops Avenue, Northwood, Hertfordshire, HA6 3DG
0.95 miles
Oxhey Nursery School
Eastbury Road, Watford, WD19 4RL
1.02 miles
Bromet Primary School
Oxhey Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD19 4SG
1.07 miles
St John's School
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1.09 miles
Frithwood Primary School
Carew Road, Northwood, HA6 3NJ
1.28 miles
Grimsdyke School
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1.36 miles
Laurance Haines School
Vicarage Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 0DD
1.43 miles
Hillside Infant School
Northwood Way, Northwood, Middlesex, HA6 1RX
1.48 miles
Hillside Junior School
Northwood Way, Northwood, HA6 1RX
1.48 miles
Holywell Primary School
Tolpits Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 6LL
1.49 miles
Field Junior School
Watford Field Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 0AZ
1.53 miles
Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery)
Neal Street, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 0WF
1.53 miles
Bushey and Oxhey Infant School
Aldenham Road, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 2QH
1.57 miles
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery
Merry Hill Road, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 1SU
1.6 miles
Name Distance
Merchant Taylors' School
Sandy Lodge, Northwood, HA6 2HT
1.22 miles
St Helen's School
Eastbury Road, Northwood, HA6 3AS
1.45 miles
Westfield Academy
Tolpits Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 6NS
1.61 miles
St Margaret's School
Merry Hill Road, Bushey, WD23 1DT
1.68 miles
UTC Heathrow
Potter Street, Northwood, HA6 1QG
1.72 miles
Watford Grammar School for Girls
Lady's Close, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 0AE
1.74 miles
The Grange Academy
London Road, Bushey, WD23 3AA
1.76 miles
Northwood School
Pinner Road, Northwood, Middlesex, HA6 1QN
1.76 miles
London School of Theology
Green Lane, Northwood, HA6 2UW
1.79 miles
Northwood College for Girls GDST
Maxwell Road, Northwood, HA6 2YE
1.8 miles
Falconer School
Falconer Road, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 3AT
1.83 miles
Watford Grammar School for Boys
Rickmansworth Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 7JF
2.06 miles
Hatch End High School
Headstone Lane, Harrow, HA3 6NR
2.28 miles
Croxley Danes School
Baldwins Lane, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 3LR
2.32 miles
West Herts College
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2.35 miles
Shaftesbury High School
Headstone Lane, Harrow, HA3 6LE
2.35 miles
Haydon School
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2.35 miles
Kingsley High School
Whittlesea Road, Harrow, HA3 6ND
2.43 miles
Queens' School
Aldenham Road, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 2TY
2.47 miles
Bushey Meads School
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2.53 miles
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