St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Lawton Avenue
Carterton
Oxfordshire
OX18 3JY
Phone 01993841240
Reference Number 139532

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Carterton has made significant strides since its last inspection, improving from a previous grade of requires improvement to a current good rating across all areas. The school fosters a positive and inclusive environment for pupils, who are confident and behave well, demonstrating meaningful relationships and a sense of belonging. The school’s ambitious curriculum effectively supports learning, with particularly strong foundations laid in early reading and our understanding of the needs of pupils with SEND being accounted for. Leaders are committed to ongoing professional development, which is enhancing teaching practices.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 117
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.57%
Girls: 50.43%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 28.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 18.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 19.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 18.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 9 10 19
2 7 12 19
3 4 7 11
4 8 5 13
5 6 3 9
6 11 4 15

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 76.1%
White, Other 13.7%
Unclassified 1.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.9%
White & Asian 0.9%
White & Black (African) 0.9%
African 0.9%
Mixed, Other 0.9%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 21 Nov 2023
Date Report
21 Nov 2023 School inspection:
23 Feb 2023 Monitoring visit
14 Jan 2020 School inspection:
26 Sep 2018 Monitoring visit
15 Nov 2017 Full inspection:
04 Jul 2013 Full inspection:
04 Apr 2013 Academy conversion letter
10 Jan 2012 Monitoring visit
Previously as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton
10 Jan 2012 Monitoring visit
14 Sep 2010 Full inspection:
14 Sep 2010 Full inspection:
14 Nov 2007 Full inspection:
14 Nov 2007 Full inspection:
07 Jul 2003 Full inspection
07 Jul 2003 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong leadership and management support professional development for staff
  • Ambitious and well-structured curriculum that builds knowledge progressively
  • Effective early reading instruction enabling pupils to read fluently
  • Positive pupil behaviour and attitudes towards learning
  • Strong community engagement and opportunities for pupils' personal development

Areas for Improvement

  • In some subjects, staff's subject knowledge requires further development
  • Assessment practices are not fully developed in a few subjects, impacting pupils' learning progression

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 27%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

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 99
Maths 99

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 1.9
Writing 2.5
Maths -1.6

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 10 0
Third Preference 8 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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