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EnglandEast of EnglandEast HertfordshireCM23 2NLSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S
Primary

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S

Primary

East Hertfordshire · Bishop's Stortford · CM23 2NL http://www.stjosephs207.herts.sch.uk

Pupils
429
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
429
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
429
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio27.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S · Primary · Hertfordshire

Finance£5677 spend / pupil£6075 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
66%
-6pp
82%74%66%
'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
RWM higher standard
15%
-3pp
24%20%15%
'23'24'25
'25 · 15%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
92%
Reading higher standard
44%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
92%
Maths higher standard
48%
Science expected standard
98%
SPAG expected standard
89%
LA AVG 76.6%
SPAG higher standard
50%
LA AVG 33.5%
Reading scaled score
109.0
LA AVG 106.57
Maths scaled score
109.0
LA AVG 105.24
GPS scaled score
110.0

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
429
Pupil : teacher ratio
27.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
22%
FSM eligible
8%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Great Hadham Road, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NL
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
2024/2566%15%92%44%71%16%92%48%98%89%109.0109.0110.014%429
2023/2472%18%86%40%79%19%82%47%93%82%109.0108.0109.012%434
2022/2382%24%86%52%86%26%94%60%96%94%109.0110.0111.0+2.20+2.20+5.109%428

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
2024/2542926.214%22%8%4%6%
2023/2443420.812%19%7%5%9%
2022/2342822.19%18%5%5%11%
2021/2239823.69%16%6%6%15%

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