St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Beaconsfield Road
Sudbury
Suffolk
CO10 1JP
Phone 01787373365
Reference Number 124763

St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school. Pupils are happy and feel safe, and they enjoy attending school, which indicates a positive learning environment. The curriculum designed by leaders is clear and supports effective teaching. The school promotes resilience and personal development, allowing pupils to engage in various activities that foster teamwork and community involvement.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 157
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 45.86%
Girls: 54.14%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 16.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 19.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.4
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 20.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 24

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 13 15 28
2 8 5 13
3 14 11 25
4 15 12 27
5 5 17 22
6 9 13 22

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 79.6%
Mixed, Other 4.5%
White, Other 3.2%
Unclassified 2.5%
White & Asian 1.9%
African 1.9%
Asian, Other 1.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.6%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 21 Feb 2023
Date Report
21 Feb 2023 School inspection
07 Jun 2017 Full inspection:
20 Oct 2015 Monitoring visit
20 May 2015 Full inspection:
06 Jun 2013 Full inspection:
09 Jan 2012 Interim assessment
10 Mar 2009 Full inspection:
28 Feb 2006 Full inspection:
25 Sep 2000 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils have positive attitudes towards learning and generally concentrate well in lessons.
  • Strong emphasis on personal development and well-being of pupils and staff.
  • Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
  • Pupils engage in a well-rounded curriculum that includes extracurricular activities.
  • High levels of responsibility and community involvement are fostered among pupils.

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistent implementation of the phonics programme by some teachers.
  • Lack of clear key knowledge agreed upon for some subjects, impacting lesson planning.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 73%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 5%

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
Maths 104

Progress Scores

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Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 2.3
Writing 2
Maths 1.9

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 9 0
Third Preference 5 0
From another Local Authority 2 1

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