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EnglandEast of EnglandTendringCO12 3SUSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Primary

Tendring · CO12 3SU http://www.st-josephs-dovercourt.essex.sch.uk

Pupils
112
cap. 119
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
112
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
112
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 04/05/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
53%
-12pp
73%63%53%
'23'24'25
'25 · 53%
RWM higher standard
6%
0pp
6%3%0%
'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
88%
Reading higher standard
18%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
65%
Maths higher standard
6%
Science expected standard
76%
SPAG expected standard
76%
SPAG higher standard
12%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
112
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
13%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
The Drive, Dovercourt, CO12 3SU
Local authority
Essex
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
2024/2553%6%88%18%71%6%65%6%76%76%105.0103.0104.020%112
2023/2465%6%88%18%76%18%71%18%82%82%108.0104.0108.024%116
2022/2373%0%80%33%73%0%80%27%87%93%107.0105.0106.0+1.40-0.40+1.3023%112

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
2024/2511221.520%13%15%5%12%
2023/2411618.124%12%17%5%13%
2022/2311217.523%12%14%6%18%
2021/2211419.719%9%13%6%17%
2020/2111919.216%8%13%

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