St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 5-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Coombeshead Road
Highweek
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ12 1PT
Phone 01626352559
Reference Number 140765

General Makeup

Number of pupils 87
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.57%
Girls: 49.43%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 25.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 10.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 18

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 5 5 10
2 6 12 18
3 8 3 11
4 7 6 13
5 4 6 10
6 4 3 7

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 81.6%
White, Other 5.7%
Asian, Other 4.6%
African 3.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.1%
Unclassified 1.1%
White & Black (African) 1.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Requires Improvement
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Requires Improvement
  >  Leadership & Management Requires Improvement
  >  Early Years Provision Requires Improvement
Last Report Date 2025-03-18
Date Report
2025-02-05 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 18 March 2025
2023-12-06 School inspection:Requires ImprovementSchool inspection, PDF - 29 January 2024
2021-05-20 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 29 June 2021
2021-03-04 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 29 April 2021
2020-02-04 School inspection:Requires ImprovementSchool inspection, PDF - 09 March 2020
2017-10-03 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 07 November 2017
2016-10-12 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 28 November 2016
2016-06-08 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 11 July 2016
2014-04-03 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 04 April 2014
Previously as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
2012-11-28 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 20 December 2012
2009-11-25 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 12 January 2010
2006-09-18 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 19 October 2006
2001-07-02 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 05 October 2001
2012-11-28 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 20 December 2012
2009-11-25 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 12 January 2010
2006-09-18 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 19 October 2006
2001-07-02 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 05 October 2001

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 71% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 14% 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 110 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 -5.3 Unlock Unlock
Writing -3 Unlock Unlock
Maths -4.9 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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2025 Admissions

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

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Highweek Community Primary and Nursery School
Coronation Road, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 1TX
0.31 miles
Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit
Ogwell Mill Road, Bradley Barton, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 1PR
0.51 miles
Wolborough Church of England Nursery and Primary School
Union Street, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2JX
0.64 miles
Bearnes Voluntary Primary School
Queen Street, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2AU
0.74 miles
All Saints Marsh CofE Academy
Osborne Street, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2DJ
0.87 miles
Canada Hill Community Primary School
Abbotsridge Drive, East Ogwell, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 6YS
1.02 miles
St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Church Street, Kingsteignton, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 3BQ
1.37 miles
Decoy Primary School
Deer Park Road, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 1DH
1.53 miles
Kingsteignton School
Heron Way, Kingsteignton, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 3QY
1.54 miles
Haytor View Community Primary School
Queensway, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 4BD
1.57 miles
Abbotskerswell Primary School
Slade Lane, Abbotskerswell, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 5NS
1.82 miles
Rydon Primary School
Rydon Road, Kingsteignton, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 3LP
1.83 miles
Denbury Primary School
West Street, Denbury, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 6DP
2.59 miles
St Catherine's CofE Primary School
MUSKET ROAD, HEATHFIELD, NEWTON ABBOT, DEVON, TQ12 6SB
2.78 miles
Blackpool Church of England Primary School
Liverton, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 6JB
2.81 miles
Kingskerswell Church of England Primary School
Coffinswell Lane, Kingskerswell, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 5HN
3.1 miles
Ipplepen Primary School
Biltor Road, Ipplepen, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 5QL
3.51 miles
Bishopsteignton School
Cockhaven Close, Bishopsteington, Teignmouth, Devon, TQ14 9RJ
3.51 miles
Chudleigh Knighton Church of England Primary School
Chudleigh Knighton, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 0EU
3.53 miles
Stokeinteignhead School
Stoke Road, Stokeinteignhead, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 4QE
4.09 miles
Name Distance
Coombeshead Academy
Coombeshead Road, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 1PT
0.11 miles
Fieldstone School
College House, Ashburton Road, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 1NH
0.18 miles
Newton Abbot College
Old Exeter Road, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2NF
0.33 miles
South Devon UTC
Kingsteignton Road, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2QA
0.7 miles
Teign School
Chudleigh Road, Kingsteignton, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 3JG
1.54 miles
Glendinning Academy
Sandringham Road, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 4HD
1.56 miles
Phoenix Bay School
The Pavillion, 3 Seale Hayne, Newton Abbot, Torquay, TQ12 6NQ
1.68 miles
Stover School
Stover, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6QG
1.7 miles
The Greater Horseshoe School
Little Bovey Lane, Heathfield, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 6RH
3.25 miles
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Shiphay Manor Drive, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 7EL
4.95 miles
Mayfield School
Moor Lane, Watcombe, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 8NH
4.99 miles
Torquay Girls' Grammar School
30 Shiphay Lane, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 7DY
4.99 miles
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