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EnglandEast of EnglandThree RiversWD19 7DWSt Joseph Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Joseph Catholic Primary School

Primary

Three Rivers · Watford · WD19 7DW www.stjosephs775.herts.sch.uk/

Pupils
242
cap. 240
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
242
Pupils · 2024/25
42%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
242
Pupils · 2024/25
42%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 08/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Joseph Catholic Primary School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
68%
+2pp
78%71%63%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 68%
RWM higher standard
7%
+7pp
13%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
36%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
82%
SPAG higher standard
32%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
242
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
42%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
33%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Ainsdale Road, South Oxhey, Watford, WD19 7DW
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2568%7%82%36%75%11%82%21%89%82%106.0106.0106.033%242
2023/2466%0%86%31%72%3%72%14%86%79%108.0104.0106.032%231
2022/2363%7%83%30%77%10%80%20%87%77%106.0104.0106.0+3.70+2.70+2.8023%237
2018/1973%13%83%33%80%17%80%40%87%87%106.0106.0109.0+4.90+3.40+5.1024%242
2017/1878%7%85%52%81%15%93%30%89%89%108.0107.0109.0+5.70+2.20+5.1027%229
2016/1774%4%83%30%78%22%78%35%91%87%106.0105.0108.0+5.70+4.70+4.8024%235

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2524219.433%42%15%5%11%
2023/2423118.032%36%18%5%13%
2022/2323717.123%30%19%6%12%
2021/2222317.519%25%19%5%10%
2020/2122719.226%26%18%
2018/1924221.524%24%16%3%5%
2017/1822920.527%26%16%4%7%
2016/1723519.224%29%17%4%9%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.