St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Brook Lane
Thame
Oxfordshire
OX9 2AB
Phone 01844214278
Reference Number 139529

General Makeup

Number of pupils 193
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.33%
Girls: 47.67%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 11.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 8.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.6
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 27.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 18 12 30
2 15 15 30
3 18 12 30
4 17 11 28
5 13 17 30
6 11 12 23

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 81.3%
White, Other 6.2%
White & Asian 3.6%
Mixed, Other 2.6%
African 1.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
White & Black (African) 0.5%
Irish 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
Asian, Other 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Inspection Date 2025-03-03
Date Description Report
2025-01-21 School inspection School inspection
2019-11-19 School inspection School inspection
2016-01-27 Short inspection Short inspection
2013-04-04 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame
2012-03-21 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-06-30 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2007-06-06 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-10-02 Full inspection Full inspection
2012-03-21 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-06-30 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2007-06-06 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-10-02 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 40% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 20% 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 107 Unlock Unlock
Maths 101 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 -0.7 Unlock Unlock
Writing -0.9 Unlock Unlock
Maths -4.4 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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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.

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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 20 0
Third Preference 23 0
From another Local Authority 5 1

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Barley Hill Primary School
Ludsden Grove, Thame, Oxfordshire, OX9 3DH
0.41 miles
John Hampden Primary School
Park Street, Thame, Oxfordshire, OX9 3HU
0.62 miles
Long Crendon School
Chilton Road, Long Crendon, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP18 9BZ
2.22 miles
Haddenham St Mary's Church of England School
Aston Road, Haddenham, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP17 8AF
2.77 miles
Tetsworth Primary School
15 High Street, Tetsworth, Thame, Oxfordshire, OX9 7AB
2.87 miles
Haddenham Community Infant School
Woodways, Haddenham, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP17 8DS
3.09 miles
Haddenham Community Junior School
Woodways, Haddenham, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP17 8DS
3.09 miles
Ickford School
Sheldon Road, Ickford, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP18 9HY
3.4 miles
Cuddington and Dinton CofE School
Upper Church Street, Cuddington, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP18 0AP
3.81 miles
Mill Lane Community Primary School
Mill Lane, Chinnor, Oxfordshire, OX39 4RF
4.19 miles
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor
Station Road, Chinnor, Oxfordshire, OX39 4PU
4.48 miles
Chilworth House School
THAME ROAD, WHEATLEY, OXFORD, OXFORDSHIRE, OX33 1JP
4.49 miles
Aston Rowant Church of England Primary School
School Lane, Aston Rowant, Watlington, Oxfordshire, OX49 5SU
4.56 miles
Great Milton Church of England Primary School
High Street, Great Milton, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX44 7NT
4.97 miles
Name Distance
Lord Williams's School
Oxford Road, Thame, Oxfordshire, OX9 2AQ
0.42 miles
Chilworth House Upper School
Grooms Farm, Thame Road, Wheatley, Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, OX33 1JP
4.41 miles
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